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strontium
A silvery-white, alkaline-earth metal. Symbol, Sr. It does not occur naturally; found chiefly as celestite (SrSO4) and strontianite (SrCO3). Major use at present is for color television picture tubes.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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