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Definition of Thortveitite
1. Noun. A mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate; a source of scandium.
Definition of Thortveitite
1. Noun. (minerology) A scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thortveitite
Literary usage of Thortveitite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mineral Commodity Summaries, 1996 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Resources in Norway are contained in the thortveitite-rich pegmatites of the ...
An occurrence of the mineral, thortveitite is reported for Kobe, Japan. ..."
2. The Metals of the Rare Earths by James Frederick Spencer (1919)
"This element occurs in practically all yttrium minerals, but with the exception
of one mineral, thortveitite,197 it is rarely found in quantities amounting ..."
3. Mineral Commodity Summaries, 1996 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Resources in Norway are contained in the thortveitite-rich pegmatites of the ...
An occurrence of the mineral, thortveitite is reported for Kobe, Japan. ..."
4. The Metals of the Rare Earths by James Frederick Spencer (1919)
"This element occurs in practically all yttrium minerals, but with the exception
of one mineral, thortveitite,197 it is rarely found in quantities amounting ..."
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