Pretulite Mineral Data

General Pretulite Information
Chemical Formula:	ScPO4
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 139.93 gm
	Scandium 32.13 % Sc 49.28 % Sc₂O₃
	Phosphorus 22.14 % P 50.72 % P₂O₅
	Oxygen 45.74 % O
	______ ______
	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Sc(PO₄)
Environment:	In lazulite-quartz veins in phyllite-micaschist. The scandium dominant analog of xenotime-(Y).
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	The type locality is 100 m southwest of Hollkegel, which is 12 km south-southwest of Murzzuschlag, Fischbacher Alpen, Styria, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	For the mountain Pretul, one of the localities at which the mineral occurs.
Name Pronunciation:	Pretulite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 85552
	IMA1996-024
	PDF 48-477