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strontianite in British English
(ˈstrɒntɪəˌnaɪt)
noun
a white, lightly coloured, or colourless mineral consisting of strontium carbonate in orthorhombic crystalline form: it is a source of strontium compounds. Formula: SrCO3
strontianite in American English
(ˈstrɑnʃənˌaɪt; ˈstrɑnʃiənˌaɪt)
noun
a light-colored, semihard mineral, strontium carbonate, SrCO3, that is an ore of strontium
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