As nouns the difference between scandium and magbasite
is that scandium is scandium (a metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 21) while magbasite is (mineralogy) an orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, barium, fluorine, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, scandium, and silicon.
scandium
Noun
(-) (Symbol : Sc)
A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
Synonyms
* eka-boron (name given by (Dmitri Mendeleev) to the then undiscovered element at the position of scandium in his periodic table )
Derived terms
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* scandium chloride
* scandium fluoride
* scandium iodide
* scandium oxide
* scandium trichloride
Related terms
* scandia
* Scandinavia
magbasite
English
Noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, barium, fluorine, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, scandium, and silicon.
References
* Magbasite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Magbasite.shtml]