English Explanatory Dictionary

scapolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

scapolite scapolites

Etymology

Ancient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk + -lite.

Derived words

scapolitic scapolitize
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