Category:Scapolite

Scap"o*lite, n. Etym: [gr. scapus a stem, sta-lite: cf. F. Scapolite.] (mon.)

Defn: a grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in Cleavable masses. It is esentially a silicate of aluminia and soda.

Note: the scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or wernerite, Also meionite, dipyre, etc.