Definitions for scapolite

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scapolite scap·o·lite

Spelling: [skap-uh-lahyt]

IPA: /ˈskæp əˌlaɪt/

Scapolite is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 939 anagrams from letters in scapolite (aceilopst).

Definitions for scapolite

noun

1. any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
2. the member of the scapolite group intermediate in composition between meionite and marialite; wernerite.

Origin of scapolite

From the German word Skapolith, dating back to 1795-1805. See scape¹, -o-, -lite

Examples for scapolite

Dipyre (dīpīr), or Mizzonite, a mineral—aluminium calcium sodium silicate—of the scapolite series.

Hypersthene and scapolite both may occur in these rocks and they are sometimes garnetiferous.