Definition of Scapolites

1. Noun. (plural of scapolite) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scapolites

1. scapolite [n] - See also: scapolite

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scapolites

scaphoid fossa
scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone
scaphoid fracture
scaphoid scapula
scaphoid tuberosity
scaphoids
scapholunar
scapholunars
scaphopda
scaphopod
scaphopods
scapi
scapiform
scaping
scapolite
scapolites (current term)
scapose
scapple
scappled
scapples
scappling
scaps
scapula
scapula alata
scapulae
scapulalgia
scapulalgias
scapular
scapular line

Literary usage of Scapolites

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical and Geological Essays by Thomas Sterry Hunt (1875)
"... is made to include the scapolites or ... subject, like the feldspars proper, leucite, and the scapolites, ..."

2. The Data of Geochemistry by Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1911)
"The exact conditions which permit the formation of scapolites are yet to be ... The scapolites occur principally in the crystalline schists, gneisses, ..."

3. The Data of Geochemistry by Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1911)
"The exact conditions which permit the formation of scapolites are yet to be ... The scapolites occur principally in the crystalline schists, gneisses, ..."

4. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1869)
"The lime varies from 20 to about 3 per cent., those scapolites which are poorest ... Lastly, nearly all scapolites contain water, generally less than 1 per ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1855)
"The different scapolites may, in a similar manner, be referred to ... Hermann's recent analyses of some scapolites show a composition analogous to ..."

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