thortveitite

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noun

A scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium.

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Meanings

nounthortveitite (usually uncountable, plural thortveitites)

plural thortveitites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium.

Origin

From Norwegian Thortveit + -ite, after Norwegian engineer Olaus Thortveit.

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APA

thortveitite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thortveitite

MLA

“thortveitite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thortveitite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thortveitite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thortveitite.

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