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)

(mineralogy) A grey or yellowish mineral, Sr C O₃, 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 (1997–2024) “Strontianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“strontianite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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.

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