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Scandium vs Magbasite - What's the difference?

scandium | magbasite |

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

    * * scandium chloride * scandium fluoride * scandium iodide * scandium oxide * scandium trichloride

    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]