Davisite
Inosilicate mineral
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Davisite is an exceedingly rare mineral of the pyroxene group, with formula CaScAlSiO6. It is the scandium-dominant member.[1][2] It stands for scandium-analogue of other pyroxene-group members, esseneite, grossmanite and kushiroite.[2] Davisite is one of scarce minerals containing essential scandium.[3]
CategoryInosilicate minerals (single chain)
FormulaCaScAlSiO6
| Davisite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Inosilicate minerals (single chain) |
| Group | Pyroxene group, clinopyroxene subgroup |
| Formula | CaScAlSiO6 |
It is named for Andrew M. Davis, an American meteoriticist and professor of astronomy and geoscience at the University of Chicago.
Based on a synthesized sample, the mineral likely crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group C2/c.[4]
