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Twin plane {110}, usually as contact twins, rarely as penetration twins; also repeated, as trillings, fourlings, or polysynthetic, yielding enclosed twin lamellae.","None noted.","Crystals short to long prismatic [001], often acicular. Often pseudohexagonal in aspect due to equal development of {110} and {010} or of {hhl} and {0.2h.l}. {110} and {010} are striated horizontally, the steep {hhl} and {0kl} forms are rounded at times. Massive, columnar to fibrous; granular; rounded masses.",3.5,"3.74","3.78","3.722","Vitreous,Resinous","resinous on breaks","Transparent,Translucent","White","Colourless, white, gray, light yellow, green, brown; colourless in transmitted light",[61,62,63,64,65,66],"colorless","white","gray","yellow","green","brown",[62],"Fluorescent and phosphorescent in UV, X-rays, and electron beams. Bluish white (SW, MW, and LW), also white, pink or greenish white.","On {110} nearly perfect; on {021} poor; on {010} in traces.","Very Good","Irregular\u002FUneven,Sub-Conchoidal","brittle","Biaxial","-","1.516","1.520","1.663","1.667","1.668","12","8","7",1.516,1.668,"weak","Non-pleochroic","0.090","Parallel","Inverts to a hexagonal modification upon heating.\r\n\r\nThermoluminescent at times.","Soluble in dilute HCl.\r\nAlters to celestine and found as an alteration of celestine.","In veins in gneiss.","Forms in low-temperature hydrothermal deposits in limestone and marl or as a gangue mineral in sulfide veins; as geodes or concretionary masses in limestone or clay.","The Sr analogue of aragonite and witherite. Compare olekminskite and 'UM1989-07-CO:CaSr'.\r\nForms a series with witherite.\r\n\r\nStrontianite, strontium carbonate, is mainly found as a low-temperature mineral in limestone and also found as a gangue mineral...","Named in 1791 by Friedrich Gabriel Sulzer after its discovery locality, Strontian, Scotland.","2026-04-18 16:40:05",[97],{"id":98,"name":99,"entrytype":100,"csystem":11,"ima_formula":11,"mindat_formula":101,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"dmeas":39,"dcalc":39,"primary_image_id":11},9096,"Emmonite",2,"(Sr,Ca)CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>",[103,111,120],{"id":104,"name":105,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":106,"mindat_formula":107,"hmin":51,"hmax":46,"dmeas":108,"dcalc":109,"primary_image_id":110},307,"Aragonite","Ca(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)","CaCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>","2.947","2.944",29132,{"id":112,"name":113,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":114,"mindat_formula":115,"hmin":116,"hmax":51,"dmeas":117,"dcalc":118,"primary_image_id":119},934,"Cerussite","Pb(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)","PbCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>",3,"6.53","6.558",5045,{"id":121,"name":122,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":123,"mindat_formula":124,"hmin":116,"hmax":51,"dmeas":125,"dcalc":126,"primary_image_id":127},4299,"Witherite","Ba(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)","BaCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>","4.289","4.26",28140,[],[],[131],{"id":132,"txt":133,"latitude":134,"longitude":135,"country":136},3036,"Strontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK",56.696,-5.569,"UK",624,[139,143,147,150,153,157,161,165,170,174,179,184,188,192,197,201,205,208,212,216,220,224,228,231,235,239,244,247,251,256,260,264,268,273,278,282,286,290],{"id":140,"year":141,"html":142,"doi":11},16124542,1778,"Bras-de-Fer, L. (1778) Terre (Élément). in Explication Morale du Jeu de Cartes, Anecdote Curieuse et Interessante Bruxelles: 99-100.",{"id":144,"year":145,"html":146,"doi":11},16124543,1791,"Sulzer (1791) Lichtenberg's Magazine: 7, 3, 68.",{"id":148,"year":145,"html":149,"doi":11},16124544,"Sulzer, R. (1791) Ueber den Strontianit, ein Schottisches Fossil, das ebenfalls eine neue Grunderde zu enthalten scheint. Bergmännisches Journal, Freiberg (Neues Bergmännisches Journal): 1(5): 433-435.",{"id":151,"year":145,"html":152,"doi":11},16124574,"Sulzer R (1791) Ueber den Strontianit, ein Schottisches Fossil, das ebenfalls eine neue Grunderde zu enthalten scheint. Bergmannisches Journal 1, 433-435",{"id":154,"year":155,"html":156,"doi":11},18260393,1795,"Klaproth, M. H. (1795) XVIII. Untersuchung des Strontianits, in Vergleichung mit dem Witherit. In \u003Ci>Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 1. Rottmann. p.260-278.",{"id":158,"year":159,"html":160,"doi":11},18272425,1797,"Klaproth, M. H. (1797) XXXVIII. Noch einige Erfahrungen über Witherit und Strontianit. In \u003Ci>Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 2. Rottmann. p.84-91.",{"id":162,"year":163,"html":164,"doi":11},16124546,1816,"Stromeyer, F. (1816) Analyse des sels de strontiane et de quelques mineraux. Annales de Chimie et de Physique: 3: 395-403.",{"id":166,"year":167,"html":168,"doi":169},399198,1882,"Bourgeois, Léon (1882) Reproduction artificielle de la withérite, de la strontianite et de la calcite. \u003Ci>Bulletin de Minéralogie\u003C\u002Fi>,  5 (4) 111-112 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1882.1721'>doi:10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1882.1721\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1882.1721",{"id":171,"year":172,"html":173,"doi":11},16124547,1885,"Macadam, W.I. (1885) Analysis of a Sample of Strontianite from Strontian, Argyllshire. 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Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg.",{"id":225,"year":226,"html":227,"doi":11},16124560,1926,"Hintze, Carl (1926) Handbuch der Mineralogie. Berlin and Leipzig. 6 volumes: 1[3A]: 3034.",{"id":229,"year":226,"html":230,"doi":11},16124561,"Szebellédy (1926) Inaugural Dissertation, Budapest [Min. Abs.: 3: 261 (1927)].",{"id":232,"year":233,"html":234,"doi":11},16124562,1928,"Wilson, T.A. (1928) The lattice constants and the space groups of BaCO3 and SrCO3. Physical Review, a Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics: 31: 305-305.",{"id":236,"year":237,"html":238,"doi":11},519851,1931,"Cork, J. M., Gerhard, S. L. (1931) Crystal structure of the series of barium and strontium carbonates. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  16 (2) 71-77 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM16\u002FAM16_71.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":240,"year":241,"html":242,"doi":243},104879,1934,"Köhler, A., Leitmeier, H. (1934) Die natürliche Thermolumineszenz bei Mineralien und Gesteinen. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie\u003C\u002Fi>,  87 (1). 146-180 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1934.87.1.146'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1934.87.1.146\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1934.87.1.146",{"id":245,"year":241,"html":246,"doi":11},16124565,"Krejci-Graf, H., Krejci-Graf, K. (1934) Fluoreszenzfarben von Mineralen. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 88(1-6): 260-264.",{"id":248,"year":249,"html":250,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":252,"year":253,"html":254,"doi":255},107997,1970,"Pannhorst, W., Löhn, J. (1970) Zur Kristallstruktur von Strontianit, SrCO3. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie\u003C\u002Fi>,  131 (1). 455-459 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1970.131.1-6.455'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1970.131.1-6.455\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fzk\u002Fvol131\u002FZK131_455.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1970.131.1-6.455",{"id":257,"year":258,"html":259,"doi":11},525630,1971,"de Villiers, Johan P. R. (1971) Crystal structures of aragonite, strontianite, and witherite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  56 (5-6) 758-767 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM56\u002FAM56_758.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":261,"year":262,"html":263,"doi":11},526746,1976,"Speer, J. Alexander, Hensley-Dunn, Margaret L. (1976) Strontianite composition and physical properties. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  61 (9-10) 1001-1004 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM61\u002FAM61_1001.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":265,"year":266,"html":267,"doi":11},16124570,1983,"Speer, J.A. (1983) Crystal chemistry and phase relations of orthorhombic carbonates. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Mineralogical Society of America: 11(1): 145–190.",{"id":269,"year":270,"html":271,"doi":272},403909,1988,"Jarosch, Dietmar, Heger, Gernot (1988) Neutron diffraction investigation of strontianite, SrCO3. \u003Ci>Bulletin de Minéralogie\u003C\u002Fi>,  111 (2) 139-142 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1988.8078'>doi:10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1988.8078\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3406\u002Fbulmi.1988.8078",{"id":274,"year":275,"html":276,"doi":277},127551,1997,"Böttcher, Michael E., Gehlken, Peer-Lennart, Fernández-González, Ángeles, Prieto, Manuel (1997) Characterization of synthetic BaCO3 – SrCO3 (witherite-strontianite) solid-solutions by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. \u003Ci>European Journal of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>,  9 (3) 519-528 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1127\u002Fejm\u002F9\u002F3\u002F0519'>doi:10.1127\u002Fejm\u002F9\u002F3\u002F0519\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1127\u002Fejm\u002F9\u002F3\u002F0519",{"id":279,"year":275,"html":280,"doi":281},16384982,"Alía, J.M.; de Mera, Y.Díaz; Edwards, H.G.M.; Martín, P.González; Andres, S.López (1997) FT-Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of aragonite-strontianite (CaxSr1−xCO3) solid solution. \u003Ci>Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  53 (13). 2347-2362 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fs1386-1425(97)00175-3'>doi:10.1016\u002Fs1386-1425(97)00175-3\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fs1386-1425(97)00175-3",{"id":283,"year":284,"html":285,"doi":11},16967490,2005,"(2005) Strontianite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fstrontianite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":287,"year":288,"html":289,"doi":11},16124572,2009,"Garcia-Guinea, J., Crespo-Feo, E., Correcher, V., Cremades, A., Rubio, J., Tormo, L., Townsend, P.D. (2009) Luminescence of strontianite (SrCO3) from strontian (Scotland, UK). Radiation Measurements, 44(4), 338-343.",{"id":291,"year":292,"html":293,"doi":294},16124573,2011,"Sánchez-Pastor, Nuria, Gigler, Alexander M., Jordan, Guntram, Schmahl, Wolfgang W., Fernández-Díaz, Lurdes (2011) Raman Study of Synthetic Witherite–Strontianite Solid Solutions. \u003Ci>Spectroscopy Letters\u003C\u002Fi>,  44 (7-8). 500-504 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F00387010.2011.610409'>doi:10.1080\u002F00387010.2011.610409\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F00387010.2011.610409",[296,304,311,320,324,334,339,347,355,362,369,378,385,392,398,406,412,418,427,435,443,451,458,465,474,480,487,495,502,509,517,524,532,540,547,555,564,571,578,584,591,601,607,612],{"id":297,"source_url":298,"license_code":299,"credit_html":300,"title":301,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":302,"original_height":303},23055,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=164309","CC BY 2.0","Unknown author, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=164309\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Mineraly.sk - stroncianit.jpg",340,200,{"id":305,"source_url":306,"license_code":307,"credit_html":308,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":309,"original_height":310},30766,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F197354","CC BY-SA 4.0","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F197354\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",1000,851,{"id":312,"source_url":313,"license_code":314,"credit_html":315,"title":316,"description":317,"author":318,"original_width":319,"original_height":319},23056,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956240","Public domain","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956240\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite Strontium carbonate Barstow San Bernardino County California 1845.jpg","These mineral images are free to use how you wish.","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com",800,{"id":321,"source_url":322,"license_code":307,"credit_html":323,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":309,"original_height":309},30767,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F65197","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F65197\" rel=\"noopener\">The Estonian Museum of Natural History\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",{"id":325,"source_url":326,"license_code":327,"credit_html":328,"title":329,"description":330,"author":331,"original_width":332,"original_height":333},23057,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10139049","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10139049\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-118172.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontian\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontian\">Strontian\u003C\u002Fa>, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FScotland\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Scotland\">Scotland\u003C\u002Fa>, UK (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3036.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.8 x 5.4 x 4.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An OLD-TIME, showy strontianite specimen from the Type Locality. The piece consists of gray strontianite crystals in stalactitic and curtain-like growths. Ex. Lord Calvert Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",463,550,{"id":335,"source_url":336,"license_code":307,"credit_html":337,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":309,"original_height":338},30768,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F65244","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F65244\" rel=\"noopener\">The Estonian Museum of Natural History\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",684,{"id":340,"source_url":341,"license_code":327,"credit_html":342,"title":343,"description":344,"author":331,"original_width":345,"original_height":346},23058,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149811","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149811\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-170614.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Convict Hill Quarry, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOak_Hill\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oak Hill\">Oak Hill\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTravis_County,_Texas\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Travis County, Texas\">Travis County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTexas\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Texas\">Texas\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5873.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.9 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A specimen of the rare strontium carbonate strontianite, particularly rare in a TEXAS specimen! Here it takes the form of balls of small, stark white crystals.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,351,{"id":348,"source_url":349,"license_code":327,"credit_html":350,"title":351,"description":352,"author":331,"original_width":353,"original_height":354},23059,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160282","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160282\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-208781.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mahoning No. 1 Mine (Minerva No. 1 Mine), Ozark-Mahoning Group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FIllinois\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Illinois\">Illinois\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3754.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.9 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Strontianite is a rare carbonate mineral (strontium carbonate) and one of only a handful of known strontium minerals. Crystals are rarer than the massive forms. Typical specimens have spiky, minute crystals in radiating aggregates or tufts, exactly as you see here in this fine miniature from the Minerva. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,297,{"id":356,"source_url":357,"license_code":327,"credit_html":358,"title":359,"description":360,"author":331,"original_width":361,"original_height":345},23060,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172669","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172669\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-283289.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Faylor-Middle Creek Quarry, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWinfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Winfield\">Winfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Union County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPennsylvania\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5954.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.0 x 5.7 x 4.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An old-time strontianite from a historic quarry, with sharp clusters to 8mm of acicular strontianite in spherical aggregates. Ex, Harold Urish Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",481,{"id":363,"source_url":364,"license_code":327,"credit_html":365,"title":366,"description":367,"author":331,"original_width":353,"original_height":368},23061,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10473832","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10473832\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-ww3c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBruck_an_der_Mur\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Bruck an der Mur\">Bruck an der Mur\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStyria\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Styria\">Styria\u003C\u002Fa>, Austria (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-186789.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 2.4 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Strontianite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>It is very rare to find Strontianite in pseudo-hexagonal crystals, and these examples from this classic old locale are exceptional for this reason alone even if they weren't also so pretty to look at. They are sharp, doubly-terminated, lustrous, and the cr�me color grades to a lovely gemmy amber at each termination. The largest crystal is 1.4 cm. VERY aesthetic specimen!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",377,{"id":370,"source_url":371,"license_code":307,"credit_html":372,"title":373,"description":374,"author":375,"original_width":376,"original_height":377},3909,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157231438","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157231438\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","33043 Brewsterit 1.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBrewsterite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Brewsterite\">Brewsterite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Weight: 126.4 g\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: Strontian, Scotland\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","J. Patrick Fischer",2136,2173,{"id":379,"source_url":380,"license_code":307,"credit_html":381,"title":382,"description":374,"author":375,"original_width":383,"original_height":384},3910,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157231439","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=157231439\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","33043 Brewsterit 2.jpg",2904,1887,{"id":386,"source_url":387,"license_code":327,"credit_html":388,"title":389,"description":390,"author":331,"original_width":333,"original_height":391},53331,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149361","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149361\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-168748.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Magnesite deposit, Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBruck_an_der_Mur\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Bruck an der Mur\">Bruck an der Mur\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStyria\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Styria\">Styria\u003C\u002Fa>, Austria (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5718.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.3 x 6.5 x 4.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>It is very rare to find strontianite in sharp, hexagonal crystals, and this excellent and very rich example from this classic old locale is exceptional for this reason alone even if they weren’t also so pretty to look at. The largest crystal is 2.3 cm and is doubly terminated. The lustrous, translucent, colorless prisms are richly and aesthetically strewn on a maze-like, box-work matrix with sparkly dolomite. Ex. Helmut Bruckner Collection, a well-known German dealer and collector.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",490,{"id":393,"source_url":394,"license_code":327,"credit_html":395,"title":396,"description":352,"author":331,"original_width":345,"original_height":397},53332,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160281","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160281\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-208780.jpg",431,{"id":399,"source_url":400,"license_code":327,"credit_html":401,"title":402,"description":403,"author":331,"original_width":404,"original_height":405},53333,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161836","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161836\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-217428.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mahoning No. 1 Mine (Minerva No. 1 Mine), Ozark-Mahoning Group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FIllinois\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Illinois\">Illinois\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3754.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.7 x 5.0 x 3.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A superb specimen of connected intergrown balls of strontianite and covered with glassy, colorless needles. Classic material from the Minerva #1 Mine of Illinois. Ex. Consie Prince Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",750,730,{"id":407,"source_url":408,"license_code":327,"credit_html":409,"title":410,"description":360,"author":331,"original_width":353,"original_height":411},53337,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172670","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172670\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-283290.jpg",289,{"id":413,"source_url":414,"license_code":327,"credit_html":415,"title":416,"description":367,"author":331,"original_width":417,"original_height":353},53338,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10473833","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10473833\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-ww3b.jpg",390,{"id":419,"source_url":420,"license_code":327,"credit_html":421,"title":422,"description":423,"author":424,"original_width":425,"original_height":426},53339,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=32071277","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=32071277\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-493243.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mathilde Mine, Ascheberg, Münsterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Specimen size 9 x 6 cm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Leon Hupperichs",987,790,{"id":428,"source_url":429,"license_code":307,"credit_html":430,"title":431,"description":432,"author":433,"original_width":434,"original_height":434},53341,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83000290","Mai Seppel, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83000290\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Estonian Museum of Natural History Specimen No 202134 photo (g27 g27-473 1 jpg).jpg","\"strontsianiit\". More info \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F65197\">about this file\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Fspecimen\u002F202134\">about this specimen\u003C\u002Fa> at \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002F\">geocollections.info\u003C\u002Fa>","Mai Seppel",2618,{"id":436,"source_url":437,"license_code":314,"credit_html":438,"title":439,"description":440,"author":441,"original_width":309,"original_height":442},53342,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=120932092","User:Shinichi, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=120932092\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Estroncianita.jpg","Estroncianita","User:Shinichi",785,{"id":444,"source_url":445,"license_code":327,"credit_html":446,"title":447,"description":448,"author":331,"original_width":449,"original_height":450},36156,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10147685","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10147685\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-Baryte-160390.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBaryte\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Baryte\">Baryte\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWinterberg\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Winterberg\">Winterberg\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSauerland\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sauerland\">Sauerland\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNorth_Rhine-Westphalia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:North Rhine-Westphalia\">North Rhine-Westphalia\u003C\u002Fa>, Germany (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-1792.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.2 x 4.7 x 2.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A showy and excellent German specimen from a famous locality - the Dreislar Mine, Sauerland. A sharp, knife-edge bladed, complete all-around and pristine, parallel-growth baryte crystal cluster with lovely pink highlights has sharp, lustrous and colorless strontianite crystals aesthetically scattered on the front and back. Brassy chalcopyrite crystals nicely accent this fine piece. Ex. Wilhelm Leithauser Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",500,372,{"id":452,"source_url":453,"license_code":327,"credit_html":454,"title":455,"description":456,"author":331,"original_width":319,"original_height":457},7400,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10451072","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10451072\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Dresserite-Strontianite-lor03a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FDresserite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Dresserite\">Dresserite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Francon quarry, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontreal\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montreal\">Montréal\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuebec\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quebec\">Québec\u003C\u002Fa>, Canada (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-597.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Dresserite, Strontianite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Dresserite to 1.2 mm, large for the species\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",704,{"id":459,"source_url":460,"license_code":327,"credit_html":461,"title":462,"description":463,"author":331,"original_width":464,"original_height":345},37897,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171518","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171518\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-Calcite-Fluorite-274999.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalcite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Calcite\">Calcite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFluorite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fluorite\">Fluorite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: National Limestone County Quarry, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLime_Ridge\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lime Ridge\">Lime Ridge\u003C\u002Fa>, Mount Pleasant Mills, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPerry_Township\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Perry Township\">Perry Township\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSnyder_County,_Pennsylvania\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Snyder County, Pennsylvania\">Snyder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPennsylvania\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-145516.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.7 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An interesting looking specimen of a 2.0 cm, radial aggregate of translucent, cream-colored strontianite perched atop a box-work limestone matrix covered with calcite and colorless fluorite microcrystals. The fluorite fluoresces purple and the strontianite has light-yellow fluorescence.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",537,{"id":466,"source_url":467,"license_code":307,"credit_html":468,"title":469,"description":470,"author":471,"original_width":472,"original_height":473},53340,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=65945974","Raimond Spekking, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=65945974\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianit und Schwefel-1697.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSulfur\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sulfur\">Sulfur\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Dimensions: 4.0 cm × 3.3 cm × 2.9 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: Machor, Poland\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Description: Colorless to white, prismatic strontianite crystals with some sulfur (yellow) from the collection of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fde.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBenutzerin:Ra%27ike\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"de:Benutzerin:Ra'ike\">Ra'ike\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Raimond Spekking",5177,3883,{"id":475,"source_url":476,"license_code":327,"credit_html":477,"title":478,"description":479,"author":331,"original_width":464,"original_height":345},3906,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10175115","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10175115\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Brewsterite-35873.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBrewsterite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Brewsterite\">Brewsterite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontian\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontian\">Strontian\u003C\u002Fa>, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FScotland\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Scotland\">Scotland\u003C\u002Fa>, UK (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3036.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This rare strontian member of the zeolite family is from the type locality in Scotland. Covering both sides of the matrix, this specimen is characterized by many lustrous and sparkling, 1-3 mm, tan crystals. 3.2 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":481,"source_url":482,"license_code":327,"credit_html":483,"title":484,"description":456,"author":331,"original_width":485,"original_height":486},7401,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10451073","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10451073\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Dresserite-Strontianite-lor03b.jpg",272,368,{"id":488,"source_url":489,"license_code":327,"credit_html":490,"title":491,"description":492,"author":331,"original_width":493,"original_height":494},7801,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172244","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172244\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-Emmonsite-280528.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEmmonsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Emmonsite\">Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSilver_City\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Silver City\">Silver City\u003C\u002Fa>, Grant County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNew_Mexico\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:New Mexico\">New Mexico\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-13085.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.0 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Brilliant, silver-metallic, parallel-growth lathes of native tellurium are scattered on both sides of this very rare, older specimen from Silver City, New Mexico. The large lathe is 1.0 cm, large for the species. The lathes are in a very rich matrix of tellurium microcrystals and massive ore. Richly dispersed on the matrix are green crystal clusters of the rare iron, tellurium oxide emmonsite. This is probably 100 year-old material, but no proof. Ex. George Elling Collection. Weighs 63 grams.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",712,543,{"id":496,"source_url":497,"license_code":327,"credit_html":498,"title":499,"description":492,"author":331,"original_width":500,"original_height":501},7802,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172245","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172245\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-Emmonsite-280530.jpg",599,472,{"id":503,"source_url":504,"license_code":327,"credit_html":505,"title":506,"description":507,"author":331,"original_width":345,"original_height":508},7803,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453431","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453431\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Emmonsite-mrz266a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEmmonsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Emmonsite\">Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: San Miguel Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontezuma\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montezuma\">Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMoctezuma_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Moctezuma (municipality)\">Municipio de Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSonora\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sonora\">Sonora\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2362.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.3 x 4.1 x 1.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Emmonsite is a VERY rare IRON TELLURITE (!) that is known from only a few locales in the world, and then usually only as scattered microcrystals. I have seen only a few specimens ever that have crystals larger than this. This specimen has , also, extremely rich coverage over a large display area, that makes it fairly significant but also pretty - it looks like green sugar was dropped on the matrix.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",437,{"id":510,"source_url":511,"license_code":327,"credit_html":512,"title":513,"description":514,"author":515,"original_width":309,"original_height":516},7804,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865507","Christian Rewitzer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865507\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Schmitterite-Emmonsite-77636.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSchmitterite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Schmitterite\">Schmitterite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEmmonsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Emmonsite\">Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontezuma\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montezuma\">Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMoctezuma_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Moctezuma (municipality)\">Municipio de Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSonora\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sonora\">Sonora\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2356.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Yellow schmitterite with green emmonsite. Picture width 5 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Christian Rewitzer",898,{"id":518,"source_url":519,"license_code":327,"credit_html":520,"title":521,"description":522,"author":515,"original_width":309,"original_height":523},7805,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865565","Christian Rewitzer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865565\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Schieffelinite-Emmonsite-88282.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSchieffelinite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Schieffelinite\">Schieffelinite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEmmonsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Emmonsite\">Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>White schieffelinite with green emmonsite. Picture width 3 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",972,{"id":525,"source_url":526,"license_code":327,"credit_html":527,"title":528,"description":529,"author":515,"original_width":530,"original_height":531},7806,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865760","Christian Rewitzer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14865760\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Emmonsite-155152.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEmmonsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Emmonsite\">Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMoctezuma,_Sonora\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Moctezuma, Sonora\">Municipio de Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSonora\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sonora\">Sonora\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2356.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Picture width 3 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer  This Photo was Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 19th Apr 2008\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",1013,1024,{"id":533,"source_url":534,"license_code":327,"credit_html":535,"title":536,"description":537,"author":424,"original_width":538,"original_height":539},7807,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866924","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866924\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Emmonsite-132861.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEmmonsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Emmonsite\">Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontezuma\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montezuma\">Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMoctezuma_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Moctezuma (municipality)\">Municipio de Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSonora\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sonora\">Sonora\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2356.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Field of view 5 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",776,571,{"id":541,"source_url":542,"license_code":327,"credit_html":543,"title":544,"description":537,"author":424,"original_width":545,"original_height":546},7808,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866925","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866925\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Emmonsite-132863.jpg",746,542,{"id":548,"source_url":549,"license_code":327,"credit_html":550,"title":551,"description":552,"author":553,"original_width":554,"original_height":203},53328,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=4517539","Ra&#039;ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra&#039;ike), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=4517539\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite with Sulphur.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSulfur\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sulfur\">Sulfur\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Dimensions: 4.0 cm × 3.3 cm × 2.9 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: Machor, Poland\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Description: Colorless to white, prismatic strontianite crystals with some sulfur (yellow)\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike)",2600,{"id":556,"source_url":557,"license_code":314,"credit_html":558,"title":559,"description":560,"author":561,"original_width":562,"original_height":563},53329,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7870809","Andrew Silver, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7870809\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite - USGS Mineral Specimens 1046.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa> (Pen for scale) - Mineral collection of Brigham Young University Department of Geology, Provo, Utah - BYU index 6-6094b, SrCO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>","Andrew Silver",1400,1103,{"id":565,"source_url":566,"license_code":327,"credit_html":567,"title":568,"description":569,"author":331,"original_width":570,"original_height":345},53330,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135177","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135177\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-Celestine-54419.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCelestine\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Celestine\">Celestine\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Magnesite deposit, Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBruck_an_der_Mur\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Bruck an der Mur\">Bruck an der Mur\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStyria\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Styria\">Styria\u003C\u002Fa>, Austria (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-5718.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This fine strontianite specimen has a SUPERB 3.5-cm crystal with the BEST translucency and rich waxy color and high lustre I have yet seen in this material. The crystal is exhibiting stepped growth, which throws off many facets and makes this prettier than ost of your basically-brown minerals tend to be. It looks sparkly, in other words. Added to this is that the strontianite has a contrasting matrix of lustrous, white, celestine crystals, to .3 cm across. The quality of this miniature is incredible - to me, i cannot imagine a better one from the locale and I think this is world class. So did Bill SMith, a noted collector of rarities. He bought this for $3.50 in 1958...a lot of money at the time for a rare locality specimen! These date back to the 1800s, although some have also been found more recently. It i s impossible to say when this came out but i suspect it is an older one due to the fact I haven't seen modern examples of such quality 4.2 x 3.6 x 1.9 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",563,{"id":572,"source_url":573,"license_code":327,"credit_html":574,"title":575,"description":576,"author":331,"original_width":353,"original_height":577},53334,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164158","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164158\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-Celestine-233133.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCelestine\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Celestine\">Celestine\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Stoneco quarry (Maumee Stone Quarry; Maumee Quarry; Lime City Quarry), Lime City, Wood County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOhio\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ohio\">Ohio\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4055.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 15.4 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A fine Ohio large cabinet specimen of lustrous, white strontianite partially pseudomorphing gray celestine crystals on limestone matrix. The huge crystal is 5.3 cm. The crystals look hexagonal, but are in fact, parallel growth. They are white fluorescent and phosphorescent. This very striking two-toned habit is unusual and was found only a few times in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The locality is now only sporadically accessible to collecting but these have not been found in some time, anyways. Ex. George Feist Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",280,{"id":579,"source_url":580,"license_code":327,"credit_html":581,"title":582,"description":463,"author":331,"original_width":345,"original_height":583},53335,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171519","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10171519\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strontianite-Calcite-Fluorite-275000.jpg",482,{"id":585,"source_url":586,"license_code":327,"credit_html":587,"title":588,"description":589,"author":331,"original_width":590,"original_height":345},53336,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172399","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172399\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Baryte-Strontianite-Fluorite-282271.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBaryte\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Baryte\">Baryte\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStrontianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Strontianite\">Strontianite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFluorite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fluorite\">Fluorite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Mahoning No. 1 Mine (Minerva No. 1 Mine), Ozark-Mahoning Group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FIllinois\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Illinois\">Illinois\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3754.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.8 x 8.8 x 4.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Glassy, highly lustrous, lightly frosted\u002Fetched, light green-blue fluorite cubes are fabulously and aesthetically accented with preferential fields of white, tabular baryte blades with a few needles of white strontianite. The cubes have faint, light purple edge phantoms and the largest cube is 2.7 cm. This is an outstanding curved, solid crust of fluorite from the Minerva #1 Mine. Mined calculated in the early 1980s. Classic, highly desirable, older combo material from this famous locale from the Gail Hall and Jesse Fisher Collections.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",560,{"id":592,"source_url":593,"license_code":594,"credit_html":595,"title":596,"description":597,"author":598,"original_width":599,"original_height":600},53343,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200746","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200746\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Emmonsite (48140086076).jpg","Sonora, Mexico","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",4000,6000,{"id":602,"source_url":603,"license_code":594,"credit_html":604,"title":605,"description":606,"author":598,"original_width":599,"original_height":600},53344,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200753","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200753\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Emmonsite (48140086791).jpg","\u003Cp>Goldfield\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nNevada, USA",{"id":608,"source_url":609,"license_code":594,"credit_html":610,"title":611,"description":597,"author":598,"original_width":599,"original_height":600},53345,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200756","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200756\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Emmonsite (48140116693).jpg",{"id":613,"source_url":614,"license_code":615,"credit_html":616,"title":617,"description":618,"author":619,"original_width":620,"original_height":621},58164,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9391824","CC BY 3.0","John Sobolewski (JSS), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9391824\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Harmotome - Bellsgrove Quarry, Strontian, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHarmotome\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Harmotome\">Harmotome\u003C\u002Fa> - Locality: Bellsgrove Quarry (Strontian Barytes Mine; Middleshop mine), Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK - A 2.8 by 2.4 cms group of crystals.","John Sobolewski (JSS)",640,480,[623,630,635,639],{"id":624,"url":625,"label":626,"formula":627,"spacegroup":628,"year":629},13240,"\u002Fcif\u002F13240.cif","Ye 2012","(Sr.853 Ca.147) C O3","P m c n",2012,{"id":631,"url":632,"label":633,"formula":634,"spacegroup":628,"year":288},13241,"\u002Fcif\u002F13241.cif","Antao 2009","Sr C O3",{"id":636,"url":637,"label":638,"formula":634,"spacegroup":628,"year":258},13242,"\u002Fcif\u002F13242.cif","de 1971",{"id":640,"url":641,"label":642,"formula":634,"spacegroup":643,"year":253},13243,"\u002Fcif\u002F13243.cif","Pannhorst 1970","P n m a",[645,646,647,648,649,650,651,652,653],"Emmonsite (of Thomson)","Kohlensaure Strontianerde","Silberstein","Stronthianit","Stronthianite","Strontian","Strontian Spar","Strontiane carbonatée","Strontianita",[655,659,663,667,671,676,679,683,687,691,695,702,705,709,713,718,722,726,730,734,738,742,746,749,752,756,760,763,766,770,773,777,781,784,789,792,795],{"lang":656,"names":657},"ar",[658],"سترونتيانيت",{"lang":660,"names":661},"be",[662],"Странцыяніт",{"lang":664,"names":665},"ca",[666],"estroncianita",{"lang":668,"names":669},"cs",[670],"Stroncianit",{"lang":672,"names":673},"de",[674,675],"Strontianit","Stronzianit",{"lang":677,"names":678},"es",[666],{"lang":680,"names":681},"et",[682],"strontsianiit",{"lang":684,"names":685},"eu",[686],"estrontzianita",{"lang":688,"names":689},"fa",[690],"استرونتیانیت",{"lang":692,"names":693},"fi",[694],"Strontianiitti",{"lang":696,"names":697},"fr",[698,699,99,700,701,652,7],"1633-05-2","Carbonate de strontium","Emmonsite","SrCO3",{"lang":703,"names":704},"gl",[440],{"lang":706,"names":707},"hi",[708],"स्ट्रोन्शियानाइट",{"lang":710,"names":711},"hu",[712],"stroncianit",{"lang":714,"names":715},"it",[716,717],"strontianite","stronzianite",{"lang":719,"names":720},"ja",[721],"ストロンチアン石",{"lang":723,"names":724},"kk",[725],"Стронцианит",{"lang":727,"names":728},"ko",[729],"스트론티아나이트",{"lang":731,"names":732},"mk",[733],"стронцијанит",{"lang":735,"names":736},"nb",[737],"strontianitt",{"lang":739,"names":740},"nds",[674,741],"Strunz",{"lang":743,"names":744},"nl",[745],"strontianiet",{"lang":747,"names":748},"nn",[737],{"lang":750,"names":751},"oc",[440],{"lang":753,"names":754},"pl",[755,674],"Stroncjanit",{"lang":757,"names":758},"pt",[666,759],"Estroncianite",{"lang":761,"names":762},"ru",[725],{"lang":764,"names":765},"sk",[670,674],{"lang":767,"names":768},"sr",[769],"стронтионит",{"lang":771,"names":772},"sv",[674],{"lang":774,"names":775},"uk",[776],"Стронціаніт",{"lang":778,"names":779},"uz",[780],"Stronsianit",{"lang":782,"names":783},"vi",[674],{"lang":785,"names":786},"zh",[787,788],"菱鍶礦","菱锶矿",{"lang":790,"names":791},"zh-cn",[788],{"lang":793,"names":794},"zh-hans",[788],{"lang":796,"names":797},"zh-hant",[787],"Q422827",{"history":800,"applications":804},{"markdown":801,"model_version":802,"prompt_version":803,"reviewed_at":11},"The name **strontianite** is a place name twice over. It comes from the village of **Strontian** on the west coast of Scotland, and the village name in turn comes from the Gaelic *Sròn an t-Sìthein* — \"the point of the fairy hill\" — a knoll once said to be inhabited by the *sìdhe*[1]. A lead mine opened in the hills above the village in 1725, and it was from that mine's ore that the mineral was eventually pulled and named[2].\n\nThe lead mines themselves were a Hanoverian-era enterprise. Sir Alexander Murray had found galena — the lead-sulfide ore — in the hills in 1722. Three years later he opened a working in partnership with the 8th Duke of Norfolk and General Wade[2]. Among the rock the miners brought up was a pale, fibrous carbonate that none of the chemistry of the time could quite place.\n\nIn 1790 the Edinburgh physician **Adair Crawford** and the chemist **William Cruickshank** examined a specimen of that carbonate and concluded that *\"the Scotch mineral is a new species of earth which has not hitherto been sufficiently examined\"*[3]. The following year **Friedrich Gabriel Sulzer** analysed the same kind of specimen in Göttingen, working with the naturalist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach. He agreed it carried a *new earth* — *eine neue Grunderde* — and gave the mineral the name **strontianite** after the locality[4]. In 1793 the Edinburgh chemist **Thomas Charles Hope** proposed naming the new earth itself **strontites**, writing simply *\"I have called it Strontites, from the place it was found\"*[5]. The metal itself was finally isolated by **Humphry Davy** in 1808, by electrolysis of a moist strontium chloride paste. He renamed it **strontium** to match the other alkaline-earth metals he was working with[3].\n\n### The Westphalian strontianite boom\n\nFor most of the 19th century strontianite was a curiosity. That changed when the German sugar industry discovered it could use strontium to pull more sugar out of beet molasses.\n\nThe chemistry had been patented in 1849 by the French chemists Hippolyte Leplay and Augustin-Pierre Dubrunfaut, originally with barium and then extended to strontium salts[6]. Carl Scheibler reworked it into something that actually ran at industrial scale, with a string of patents between 1881 and 1883[6]. The process — known as the **Strontian process** — heated calcined strontianite with beet molasses. The strontium hydroxide combined with the sugar into a poorly soluble *strontium saccharide* that could be filtered out. Carbon dioxide then split the saccharide apart, recovering both the sugar and the carbonate[6].\n\nThe first refinery to run it was the Dessauer Zuckerraffinerie in Dessau, where the chemist Emil Fleischer introduced Scheibler's method[6]. The strontianite itself came from veins in the Münsterland — the calcareous-marl country around Hamm and Münster in North Rhine–Westphalia. Demand triggered what locals at the time called a *Strontianitfieber*, a strontianite gold-fever. A major working was opened at **Drensteinfurt**, named for the refinery director Dr Reichardt[6]. Pre-war Germany's beet-sugar industry consumed on the order of 100,000 to 150,000 tonnes of strontium hydroxide a year[3].\n\nThe Westphalian boom was short. By 1883 demand for the German mineral had already begun to shrink[6]. From 1884 onward, large-scale celestine deposits in Gloucestershire began to undercut strontianite on price[3]. Falling sugar prices made molasses extraction unprofitable shortly afterward, and the process was eventually abandoned[6].","claude-opus-4-7","1.7.0",{"markdown":805,"model_version":802,"prompt_version":803,"reviewed_at":11},"Strontianite is, in principle, an ore of strontium. Together with its sulfate cousin celestine, it is one of the two minerals from which the element is commercially extracted[1]. In practice, almost all of that work is now done from celestine. Celestine deposits are larger, more concentrated, and cheaper to mine.\n\nWhere strontianite is still pulled from the ground, the strontium recovered from it enters the same downstream uses as the celestine-sourced material. Calcined to strontium carbonate, it becomes a feedstock for **ferrite magnets** — the inexpensive ceramic magnets in loudspeakers, small motors, and the magnets that hold notes on a refrigerator door[2]. Strontium nitrate and carbonate are also the colourants in red pyrotechnics. Emergency flares and the deep crimson in fireworks displays draw their colour from strontium burning, an application that absorbs about five percent of world strontium production[2].\n\nThe mineral itself, rather than the element it carries, has a narrower modern profile. Well-formed strontianite — pale, fibrous, sometimes faintly green or yellow — is sought by mineral collectors and by museum collections as a representative carbonate species[3]. Specimens from the original Strontian locality and from the Westphalian veins around Hamm and Münster carry historical interest in addition to their mineralogy."]