The compound formula ScBO3 is Scandium Borate.
Average mass - 103.765 Da
Monoisotopic mass - 103.949959 Da
Scandium is derived from the Latin name for Scandinavia.
Scandium is very widely distributed, and occurs in minute quantities in over 800 mineral species. It is the main component of the very rare and collectable mineral thortveitite, found in Scandinavia.
Scandium can be recovered from thortveitite or extracted as a by-product from uranium mill tailings (sandy waste material). Metallic scandium can be prepared by reducing the fluoride with calcium metal. It can also be prepared by electrolysing molten potassium, lithium and scandium chlorides, using electrodes of tungsten wire and molten zinc.
Borates are naturally-occurring minerals containing boron, the fifth element on the Periodic Table. Trace amounts exist in rock, soil and water. Plants need them to grow. People need borates, too, as an important part of a healthy diet and an essential ingredient in many products necessary for an acceptable standard of living.
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