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the periodic table's overlooked celebrity, predicted before discovered and still annoyingly hard to find
predicted firstMendeleev foretold it as eka-boron in 1869
baseball priceAluminum-scandium alloys stiffen elite bats and bike frames
rarely concentratedCommon in crust but almost never pooled in ore
scandinavian rootsNamed for Scandinavia, where it was first isolated
fighter jetsSoviet MiGs used scandium alloys for lightweight strength