strontianite

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

• IPA^(key): /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/

strontianite (usually uncountable, plural strontianites)

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

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Strontianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “strontianite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

• interstation

strontianite f (plural strontianites)

1. (mineralogy) strontianite

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