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ˈskæp əˌlaɪtscapo·lite
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scapolitenoun
Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks
Etymology: a staff, or scapus a stem, stalk + -lite.
Wikipedia
Scapolite
The scapolites (Gr. σκάπος, rod, and λίθος, stone) are a group of rock-forming silicate minerals composed of aluminium, calcium, and sodium silicate with chlorine, carbonate and sulfate. The two endmembers are meionite (Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3) and marialite (Na4Al3Si9O24Cl). Silvialite (Ca,Na)4Al6Si6O24(SO4,CO3) is also a recognized member of the group.
Webster Dictionary
Scapolitenoun
a grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda
Etymology: [Gr. a staff, or L. scapus a stem, stalk + -lite: cf. F. scapolite.]
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Scapolite
Scapolite, is a group of rock-forming silicate minerals composed of aluminium, calcium, and sodium silicate with chlorine, carbonate and sulfate.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scapolite
skap′ō-līt, n. a silicate of alumina and lime, occurring in long rod-like crystals. [Gr. skapos, a rod, lithos, a stone.]
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alopecist
epicostal
altiscope
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scapolite in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scapolite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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