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scap•o•lite
(skap′ə līt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Mineralogyany of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- Mineralogythe member of the scapolite group intermediate in composition between meionite and marialite;
wernerite.
- German Skapolith. See scape, -o-, -lite
- 1795–1805
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