scapolite

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noun

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

OriginLatin scapus →
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Meanings

nounscapolite (countable and uncountable, plural scapolites)

plural scapolites

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

Origin

  1. Latinscapus
  2. Englishscapolite

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

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APA

scapolite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scapolite

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Chicago

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