"thortveitite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thortveitites [plural]
Etymology: From Norwegian Thortveit + -ite, after Norwegian engineer Olaus Thortveit. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|no:Thortveit|ite}} Norwegian Thortveit + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} thortveitite (usually uncountable, plural thortveitites)
  1. (mineralogy) A scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium. Tags: uncountable, usually

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