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Scandium vs Thortveitite - What's the difference?

scandium | thortveitite |

As nouns the difference between scandium and thortveitite

is that scandium is scandium (a metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 21) while thortveitite is .

scandium

English

(wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * scandia * Scandinavia

    thortveitite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia thortveitite) (en-noun)
  • (mineralogy) A scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium.