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

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

It is a constituent of the minerals cerussite, malachite, azurite, spathic iron ore, calamine, strontianite, witherite, calcite aragonite, limestone, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

Celestite brings about twenty dollars a ton at seaboard; but strontianite, when converted into nitrates, brings five hundred.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.

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.

It comes in two forms, celestite and strontianite.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.