strontianiten.
/ˈstrɒnʃ(ɪ)ənʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
Native strontium carbonate.
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strontian earth1789
Scottish earth1794
strontianite1794
strontianic earth1811
stromnite1819
1794 Schmeisser in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 84 418 Account of a mineral Substance, called Strontionite.
?1794 R. Kirwan in Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 5 Science 244 The first account I received of this substance, which I shall call Stronthianite, was from Dr. Crawford in the year 1790.
1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 343 Strontianite, a mineral found at Strontian in Scotland.
1912 Return Brit. Museum 195.
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