<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">scandium</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>nonferrous metal</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>rare earth elements</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Sc</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ekaboron</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Rare-earth metallic element having symbol Sc and atomic number 21. Scandium is a soft, silvery-white metal which does not tarnish in air. It was discovered in 1879 but predicted a decade earlier and given its initial name, ekaboron. ]]></note></mads>