Scapolite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scapolite \Scap"o*lite\ (sk[a^]p"[-o]*l[imac]t), 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.


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     Note: The scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or
           wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.
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