Scāp′o-lite, n.

(49), n. [Fr. scapolite, Ger. skapolith, from Gr. σκᾶπος, a staff, Lat. scapus, a stem, stalk, and λίθος, stone.] (Min.) A grayish-white mineral, consisting of silica, alumina, and lime, occurring in four or eight-sided prisms, terminated by low pyramids, and in cleavable masses, with a somewhat pearly luster. It sometimes presents pale, bluish, greenish, and reddish shades of color. Dana.