Thortveitite
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Thortveitite is a mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate (Sc,Y)2Si2O7. It is the primary source of scandium. Occurrence is in granitic pegmatites. It was named after Olaus Thortveit, Norwegian engineer.
References
- Webmineral (http://webmineral.com/data/Thortveitite.shtml)
- Mindat (http://www.mindat.org/min-3950.html)Template:Mineral-stub