scapolite

English

Scapolite

Etymology

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

Noun

scapolite (plural scapolites)

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

Further reading

  • “Scapolite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • scapolite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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