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Thortveitite

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Thortveitite

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Locality: 
Æretveit Quarries, Iveland, Agder, Norway
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

A lustrous, prismatic, single crystal of this rare scandium silicate from Eretveit.

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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