Strontian (/strɒnˈtiːən/;[1]
Scottish Gaelic: Sròn an t-Sìthein[s̪ɾɔːn̪ˠən̪ˠˈtʲiː.ɪn][2]) is the main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, on the A861 road. Prior to 1975 it was part of Argyllshire. It lies on the north shore of Loch Sunart, close to the head of the loch. In the hills to the north of Strontian lead was mined in the 18th century and in these mines the mineral strontianite was discovered, from which the element strontium was first isolated.
The village name in Gaelic, Sròn an t-Sìthein, translates as the nose [i.e. 'point'] of the fairy hill, meaning a knoll or low round hill inhabited by the mythological sídhe. The nearby hamlets of Anaheilt, Bellsgrove, and Upper and Lower Scotstown are now generally considered part of Strontian, with Polloch several miles away on the terminus of the road to Loch Shiel. Strontian is the location of Ardnamurchan High School, the local fire station, police station and other facilities.
^G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 143.
Strontian (/strɒnˈtiːən/; Scottish Gaelic: Sròn an t-Sìthein [s̪ɾɔːn̪ˠ ən̪ˠ ˈtʲiː.ɪn]) is the main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland...
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mostly mined from these. Both strontium and strontianite are named after Strontian, a village in Scotland near which the mineral was discovered in 1790 by...
85.468 1.532 312.46 961 0.363 0.82 90 primordial solid 38 Sr Strontium Strontian, a village in Scotland, where it was found 2 5 s-block 87.62 2.64 1050...
barium (Ba) up to 3.3%. The mineral was named in 1791 for the locality, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland, where the element strontium had been discovered...
study of an extinct volcano. In the hills to the north of the village of Strontian the mineral strontianite was discovered, from which the element strontium...
85.468 1.532 312.46 961 0.363 0.82 90 primordial solid 38 Sr Strontium Strontian, a village in Scotland, where it was found 2 5 s-block 87.62 2.64 1050...
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kryptós, 'hidden' 37 Rb Rubidium Latin rubidus, 'deep red' 38 Sr Strontium Strontian, a village in Scotland 39 Y Yttrium Ytterby, a village in Sweden 40 Zr...
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cyanobacteria Calothrix, Synechococcus and Gloeocapsa can precipitate strontian calcite in groundwater. The strontium exists as strontianite in solid...
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833°N 8.567°E / 49.833; 8.567 (Darmstadt) River Rhine Rhenium Re 75 Strontian, a village in Scotland Strontium Sr 38 56°41′N 5°34′W / 56.683°N 5.567°W...
is a Stonian. First seen in Astonishing Tales #21 (December 1973). The Strontians are humanoid purple-skinned aliens that are part of the Shi'ar Empire...
William Cruickshank determined that the mineral strontianite, found near Strontian in Scotland, was different from barium-based minerals. Klaproth was one...
varieties of the mineral: magnesian collinsite, zincian collinsite, and strontian collinsite. The crystal structure consists of polyhedral chains linked...
(Salmond, 104). In 1729 he was appointed manager of the lead mines at Strontian in Argyll, and he continued to be employed in the Highlands for some years...
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