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Record 1 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Economic Geology
DEF

A silicate mineral belonging to the sorosilicate group and used as a source of scandium.

OBS

It is the only mineral rich in scandium ... It is a very rare, weakly radioactive, monoclinic mineral; grayish-green when fresh, white to reddish-gray by alteration; found in pegmatites associated with monazite and euxenite; also found with beryl, strueverite, monazite, and possibly, fergusonite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Géologie économique
OBS

On a signalé à Madagascar une yttrialite riche en scandium, la «thortveitite».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Geología económica
DEF

Silicato de escandio e itrio que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico.

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