General Information:
Chemical Formula:
ScPO4
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 139.93 gm)
Scandium 32.13 % Sc
Phosphorus 22.14 % P
Oxygen 45.74 % O
Empirical Formula:
Sc(PO4)
Environment:
In lazulite-quartz veins in phyllite-micaschist. The scandium dominant analog of xenotime-(Y).
IMA Status:
Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Locality:
The type locality is 100 m southwest of Hollkegel, which is 12 km south-southwest of Murzzuschlag, Fischbacher Alpen, Styria, Austria.
Name Origin:
For the mountian Pretul, one of the localities at which the mineral occurs.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[100] Perfect
Color:
pale pink.
Density:
3.71
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Habits:
Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals., ,
Hardness:
5 - Apatite
Luster:
Adamantine
Streak:
white
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