strontianite

See also: Strontianite

English

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)

1. (mineralogy) A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.

Translations

a mineral, strontium carbonate

• Finnish: strontianiitti
• French: strontianite (fr) f
• German: Strontianit m
• Italian: stronzianite f
• Portuguese: estroncianita f
• Spanish: estroncianita (es) f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Strontianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “strontianite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

Anagrams

• interstation

French

Noun

strontianite f (plural strontianites)

1. (mineralogy) strontianite

Further reading

• “strontianite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012