Scap"o*lite (skăp"&osl;*līt),
n. [Gr. &?; a staff, or L. scapus a stem,
stalk + -lite: cf. F. scapolite.] (Mon.) A
grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable
masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda.
&fist; The scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or
wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.
Scap"o*lite (skăp"&osl;*līt),
n. [Gr. &?; a staff, or L. scapus a stem,
stalk + -lite: cf. F. scapolite.] (Mon.) A
grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable
masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda.
&fist; The scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or
wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.