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Strontia [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An earth of a white color resembling lime in appearance, and baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal strontium.

Strontian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An earth which, when pure and dry, is perfectly white, and resembles baryte in many of its properties. It is a compound of oxygen and a base to which is given the name strontium, in the proportion of 16 per cent. of the former, to 84 per cent. of the latter.

Strontian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Strontia.

Strontianite [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Carbonate of strontian, a mineral that occurs massive, fibrous, stellated, and crystalized in the form of a hexahedral prism, modified on the edges, or terminated by a pyramid.

2. Prismatic baryte, a species of heavy spar.

Strontianite [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Strontium carbonate, a mineral of a white, greenish, or yellowish color, usually occurring in fibrous massive forms, but sometimes in prismatic crystals.