strontianite

American  

[stron-shee-uh-nahyt, -shuh-nahyt] / ˈstrɒn ʃi əˌnaɪt, -ʃəˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a mineral, strontium carbonate, SrCO 3 , occurring in radiating, fibrous, or granular aggregates and crystals, varying from white to yellow and pale green: a minor ore of strontium.

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strontianite British  

/ ˈstrɒntɪəˌnaɪt /

noun

1. a white, lightly coloured, or colourless mineral consisting of strontium carbonate in orthorhombic crystalline form: it is a source of strontium compounds. Formula: SrCO 3

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Etymology

Origin of strontianite

First recorded in 1785–95; strontian + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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strontianite

By Dr. Scheibler's important discovery, a new era has begun in the matter of strontianite.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various

I want to get the matter o’ those stone idols settled, and under cover o’ the noise it will make when I become a scientist, then we’ll take over this strontianite mine.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.

Write equations to represent the reactions involved in the preparation of strontium hydroxide and strontium nitrate from strontianite.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Lead veins occur at Strontian which have yielded a number of minerals, including sphalerite, fluorite, strontianite, harmotone, brewsterite and pilolite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

He had no idea of how the vein or veins of strontianite should be worked.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.