strontianite in English

noun
1
a rare pale greenish-yellow or white mineral consisting of strontium carbonate.
These molds are now lined with crystals of celestine, fluorite, pyrite, strontianite , dolomite, calcite, sphalerite, and barite.

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1. Because of its extreme reactivity with oxygen and water, strontium occurs naturally only in compounds with other elements, such as in the minerals strontianite and celestine.