Strontianite [ SrCO3 ]
Image of Strontianite
Material properties
| Formula | SrCO3 |
| Abbreviation | Str |
| Variant | synthetic |
| Classifications | Aragonite (group), Minerals containing CO3 |
| Luminescence emitters | Ce, CO3, Dy, Eu, Gd, Mn, O, O2, Sm, Tb, Triplet-singlet |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1791 |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Mineral, Synthetic, Carbonate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Sr | 1 |
| C | 1 |
| O | 3 |
| Total: | 5 |
References for Strontianite
|
Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaft et al. 1984 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gorobets and Rogojine 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Griffith 1974 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mariano & Ring 1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mariano 1978 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marshall 1988 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sommer 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Strontianite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Phase purity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0898 Strontianite | CSIRO | Calcite, Strontianite (97.1%) | 97.1 | |
| S444 Strontianite | Western Australian Museum | Strontianite | — |
