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Strontium is always found as a compound, the sulphate or the carbonate being the most common, generally associated with lead ores. It was first isolated in 1790 in the lead mines then worked near the village of Strontian in the north-west of Scotland.
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Ross, R.B. (1992). Strontium Sr. In: Metallic Materials Specification Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3482-2_46
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