Scapolite is the name of a series between the sodium chloride rich mineral called marialite and the calcium carbonate rich mineral meionite. Scapolite forms in — Photo: Shannon Heinle · CC0
Scapolite
A group of silicate minerals intermediate between marialite and meionite — 'rod stones' of metamorphic rocks and skarns.
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Scapolite is a mineral group, with the chemical formula Marialite–meionite series.
It crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 5.5–6; typically colorless or white or gray or yellow.
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