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

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Example Sentences

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strontianite

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

From The Mesa Trail by H. Bedford-Jones

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 H. Bedford-Jones

The assayer was positive it was strontianite and not merely barytes?”

From The Mesa Trail by H. Bedford-Jones

It comes in two forms, celestite and strontianite.

From The Mesa Trail by H. Bedford-Jones

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

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