scapolite
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk + -lite.
Noun
scapolite (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
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Scapolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “scapolite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Anagrams
- alopecist, altiscope, copalites