strontianite
See also: Strontianite
English
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Strontianite
Etymology
From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/
Noun
strontianite (usually uncountable, plural strontianites)
- (mineralogy) A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO3, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.
Translations
a mineral, strontium carbonate
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Strontianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “strontianite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Anagrams
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French
Noun
strontianite f (plural strontianites)
- (mineralogy) strontianite
Further reading
- “strontianite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.