Definition of scapolites Scapolites
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What does scapolites mean?
Wiktionary 
- scapolites (Noun)
Plural of scapolite.
Wiktionary
- scapolite (Noun)
Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scapolite (n.)
A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scapolite
skap′ō-līt, n. a silicate of alumina and lime, occurring in long rod-like crystals. [Gr. skapos, a rod, lithos, a stone.]
