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Thortveitite

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Thortveitite

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Locality: 
Iveland, Agder, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Oustanding crystals of the very rare scandium mineral thortveitite from the type locality in Iveland, Norvegen.

Thortveitite is an scandium mineral. Scandium is an extremely rare element in minerals, since only 19 mineral species from more than 5400 minerals known are scandium minerals, so it is a real rarity.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thortveitite

Formula: 
(Sc,Y)2Si2O7
Strunz: 
9.BC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Ljoslandsknipan (Thortveitittgruva), Knipan (Knipane), Ljosland, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway

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