"scapolite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scapolites [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk + -lite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{uder|en|la|scapus}} Latin scapus, {{suffix|en||lite}} + -lite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scapolite (countable and uncountable, plural scapolites)
  1. Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks Wikipedia link: scapolite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

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