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scapolite definition

scapo·lite (skap′ə līt′)

noun

any of a group of tetragonal minerals composed chiefly of silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium

Etymology: < Gr skāpos, rod (see shaft) + -lite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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