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Scandium 21 Sc 44.956

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Ore deposit/formation Carbonitites First discovered in a granitic permatite -mafic & ultramafic igneous rocks Found in over 800 mineral aggregates Iron Uranium

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Where is it mined? Bayan Obo Mine: Inner Mongolia, China Vody Mine: Ukraine Prospective Scandium claimed all over the world: Australia, US..

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Bayan Obo Mine Inner Mongolia China ( Map from: Wikipedia ) 96% of REEs come from China, and about half of them come from the Bayan Obo

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The Bayan Obo Mine

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Russia Zhovti Vody Mine, Ukraine

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Columbian BamBam Scandium Oxide

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How is it derived Scandium metal is first reduced from scandium fluoride using a calcium reduction process. During this process, scandium fluoride is loaded into tantalum crucibles with calcium, heated and held at a high temperature (about 1500C). The molten scandium separates from slag - waste material - allowing impurities to be removed.tantalum crucibles with calcium, heated and held at a high temperature (about 1500C). The molten scandium separates from slag - waste material - allowing impurities to be removed. After cooling, some tantalum impurities remain, so the scandium is further distilled in a high vacuum furnace. Through careful temperature manipulation, the metal is then sublimed (changed from a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid state) using two crucibles (one inverted), allowing most of the remaining impurities to be removed. The result is a scandium metal that is up to 99.999% pure.sublimed (changed from a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid state) using two crucibles (one inverted), allowing most of the remaining impurities to be removed. The result is a scandium metal that is up to 99.999% pure.

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How is it used? Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC Mercury Lights High intensity discharge lights Aerospace Sports Equipment -Failure: Guns

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This guy plays with a Swizzel Stick..

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This is what happens when you play with a Swizzle Stick.

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Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Converts fuel into electricity without combustion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-G0Jp2- 5_w -Scandium increases the ionic conductivity

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Scandium Alloying Significant grain refinement Eliminates heat cracking in Aluminum welds Resistence to corrosion

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Scandium Politics Aerospac e and military Russia has the only substantia l stockpile of the element

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Scandium Einstein lookin guy video http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/021.h tm http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/021.h tm

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http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2012/04/25/rare-earth- mine-in-bayan-obo-in-the-nei-mongol-autonomous-region/ http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2012/04/25/rare-earth- mine-in-bayan-obo-in-the-nei-mongol-autonomous-region/ Google.maps.zhovti vody http://www.samaterials.com/scandium/723-scandium- oxide-evaporation-materials.html http://www.samaterials.com/scandium/723-scandium- oxide-evaporation-materials.html http://metals.about.com/od/properties/a/Metal-Profile- Scandium.htm http://metals.about.com/od/properties/a/Metal-Profile- Scandium.htm http://www.lacrosseplayground.com/laxbro-athletics- launches-custom-stick-program/ http://www.lacrosseplayground.com/laxbro-athletics- launches-custom-stick-program/ http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2010/05/how-to- shear-your-scandium-44-mag-revolver-in-half/ http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2010/05/how-to- shear-your-scandium-44-mag-revolver-in-half/ http://www.taringa.net/posts/apuntes-y- monografias/16095457/Mig-15-vs-f-86-sabre.html