Scottyite is a barium copper
silicate. It was named for
Michael Scott, first CEO of
Apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ances ...
. Its
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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is the Wessels mine,
Northern Cape
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, South Africa, where it was first identified.
It has also been found at several localities in the
Rhineland-Palatinate
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.
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Orthorhombic minerals
Minerals in space group 62