Strontianite or strontium carbonate (SrCO3) is the main ore for extracting strontium used in TV screens and firework colours. It has orthorhombic crys

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Strontianite or strontium carbonate (SrCO3) is the main ore for extracting strontium used in TV screens and firework colours. It has orthorhombic crystals, white and off-white, more rarely spiky and radiating as here. From ClausthalZellerfeld in German Harz. Width 65mm.

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