FormulaSrCO3
OriginDrensteinfurt, Münster (Germany) 
Descriptioncolourless strontianite 
Classification (Lapis) Sulfates
Crystal Systemorthorhombic
Hardness3,5
Colourcolorless, gray, pale yellow, pale green, yellowish brown, pale red, may be longitudinally zoned; colorless in transmitted light
Streakwhite 
Luminescencebluish white, pink
Lustervitreous
Transparency (Opacity)transparent to translucent
Cleavageperfect
Fractureuneven to subconchoidal
Magnetismnegative
Geological Settingin the oxidized zone of rapidly weathering sulfide-bearing rocks
Specific Gravity3,01 g/cm3
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