scapolite
English
editEtymology
editAncient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk + -lite.
Noun
editscapolite (countable and uncountable, plural scapolites)
- Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Scapolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “scapolite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.