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strontianite

stron·tia·nite

UK/stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate

Origin

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

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