Soft, silvery-white metal. Tarnishes in air and burns easily. Reacts with water to form hydrogen gas. Forms salts with acids. Little used.
Diagnostic tests:
There are no simple diagnostic tests to identify scandium.
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is commonly employed to identify and
analyze members of the group 3 elements.
References
Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed.,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
(Ca,Fe++,Th, La)(La,REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F) with La > Ce
551.33
(* - Mineral Name Is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana classification added or changed from Danas New Mineralogy)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)
There are 19 minerals with Sc in the Mineralogy Database.