Strontianite

//stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate wordnet

Etymology

From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791.

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strontium carbonate

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