Definition for STRON'TIAN-ITE

STRON'TIAN-ITE, n.

Carbonate of strontian, a mineral that occurs massive, fibrous, stellated, and crystalized in the form of a hexahedral prism, modified on the edges, or terminated by a pyramid. – Phillips. Prismatic baryte, a species of heavy spar. – Ure.

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