different between aluminosilicate vs scapolite

English

Etymology

From alumino- +? silicate

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: alumino?sili?cate

Noun

aluminosilicate (plural aluminosilicates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si⁴⁺ ions are replaced by Al³⁺, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.

Hypernyms

• silicate

Translations

Anagrams

• silicoaluminate

French

Noun

aluminosilicate m (plural aluminosilicates)

1. aluminosilicate

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk +? -lite.

Noun

scapolite (plural scapolites)

1. Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Scapolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “scapolite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• alopecist, altiscope, copalites