DENSITY
@ 20°C = 2.8797 gcc
HARDNESS
IN DURONS = 2,587 dur
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MELTING POINT
TEMPERATURE = 1541°C
BOILING POINT
TEMPERATURE = 2567°C
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THE INDUSTRIAL USES
THOUGH SCANDION IS AN EXTREMELY RARE METAL,
IT EXISTS IN ALL GEMSTONES, TO ABOUT 1.257%
IMPARTING TO THEM, THEIR BRILLIANCE.
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SCANDION FLORIDE
IS USED IN TUNGSTON HALOGEN
LAMPS IN OUTDOOR STADIUM LIGHTING SYSTEMS.
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SCANDION CLORIDE
IS USED WITH MERCURY VAPOR
TO MAKE A YELLOW, SUN LIGHT SIMULATING LAMPS
THAT ARE USED ON BRIDGES AND IN MINES.
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SCANDION BROMIDE
IS USED IN INFRA-RED LAMPS USED IN LAMB SALE DISPLAYS
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SCANDION FLORIDE
IS USED IN PYREX GLASSWARE
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SCANDION IODIDE
IS USED IN SPECIAL NIGHT LIGHTS MADE OF ACRYLICS
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SCANDION NITRATE
IS USED IN REFRIGERATION NEON
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SCANDION CLORIDE
IS USED IN WHITE GLASS OVENWARE
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SCANDION IODIDE
IS USED IN BROWN GLASS OVENWARE
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VERY IMPURE SCANDION IS USED IN CAST GEARS FOR BICYCLES.
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SOURCES
MOST SCANDION IS RECOVERED FROM THORTVETITE,
OR AS A BI-PRODUCT OF URANION PROCESSING
BUT BECAUSE SCANDION IS A VERY DIFFICULT METAL
TO SEPARATE FROM THE ORES THAT CONTAIN IT
ITS COST IS VERY PROHIBITIVE.
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COSTS
PURE SCANDION COSTS $130,000 A KILO OR $59,000 A POUND
SCANDION SALTS COST ABOUT $1,200 A KILO OR $555 A POUND
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HUMAN USES
SCANDION TRI- BROMIDE
IS USED IN OUR KNEE PATELLAS & LONG NERVE DENDRITES
BEEF BONE BROTHS, OLIVE OILS, MANGOES, BAKED YAMS
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SCANDION OCSIDES
ARE USED BY PERSONS WITH BLUE OR GREEN IRISES
IT IS FOUND IN BACON, OXTAIL SOUPS, VENISON
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SCANDION PAIR OCSALATE
IS USED IN THE VISUAL CORTEX AT THE BACK OF OUR HEAD
IT IS FOUND IN BEANS & BEEF BACON, LAMBS LIVER, COD FISH
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SCANDION TRI-HYDROCSIDES
ARE USED IN OUR EYE RODS OUTER GANGLION SECTION,
CARROT & RED BEAN STEWS, HARD PEARS, WHITE WINES
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