SCAPOLITE

Etymology

Noun

scapolite (plural scapolites)

Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks

Anagrams

• alopecist, altiscope, copalites

Source: Wiktionary


Scap"o*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. scapus a stem, sta-lite: cf. F. scapolite.] (Mon.)

Definition: A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is esentially a silicate of aluminia and soda.

Note: The scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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