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strontianite

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strontianite [′strän·chē·ə‚nīt]
(mineralogy)
SrCO3A pale-green, white, gray, or yellowish mineral of the aragonite group having orthorhombic symmetry and occurring in veins or as masses; hardness is 3.5 on Mohs scale, and specific gravity is 3.76.


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ankerite, siderite, witherite, strontianite, may form if the respective metal cations are available.
White, Strontianite reference samples for electron microprobe and SEM analyses, J.
A combination of well-characterized minerals and synthetic materials were used to calibrate for EPMA, including SMS scapolite (S and Cl), Corning W glass (6) (Co), SMS gahnite (Zn), SMS cassiterite (Sn), SMS strontianite and Corning X glass (Sr).
 
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