scaplite Meaning, Definition & Usage

Scap"*lite noun

Etymology

Gr. a staff, or L. scapus a stem, stak + -lite: cf. F. scapolite.

Definitions

1. (Mon.) A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is esentially a silicate of aluminia and soda. ✍ The scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.