Thortveitite is a rare mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate (Sc,Y)2Si2O7. It is the primary source of scandium.[2] Occurrence is in granitic pegmatites. It was named after Olaus Thortveit, a Norwegian engineer. It is grayish-green, black or gray in color.[3][4][5][6]
| Thortveitite | |
|---|---|
 Thortveitite | |
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | (Sc,Y)2Si2O7 |
| IMA symbol | Tvt[1] |
| Strunz classification | 9.BC.05 |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | C2/m |
| Identification | |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5–6 |
| Luster | vitreous |
| Streak | gray |
| Specific gravity | 3.3–3.8 |
A transparent gem quality example was found in 2004, and reported in The Journal of Gemmology.[7]
See also
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- ^ Lowen, Eric. "Properties of Scandium". Stanford Advanced Materials. Retrieved Sep 24, 2024.
- ^ "Thortveitite Mineral Data". webmineral.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Thortveitite". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Bianchi, Riccardo; Pilati, Tullio; Diella, Valeria; Gramaccioli, Carlo Maria; Mannucci, Gregorio (1988-06-01). "A re-examination of thortveitite". American Mineralogist. 73 (5–6): 601–607. ISSN 0003-004X.
- ^ Mineralien aus aller Welt. Walter Schumann. München. 1990. ISBN 978-3-405-14003-8. OCLC 610708490.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Chapman, R., Mercer, I.F., Rankin, A.H., Spratt, J. (2008). "Thortveitite – a new gemstone" (PDF). Journal of Gemmology. 31: 1–6. doi:10.15506/JoG.2008.31.1.1.
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