 Discovery Information |
| Who:
A. Crawford
|
| When: 1790 |
| Where: Scotland |
|
| Name Origin |
| From Strontian a small Scottish town. |
|
| Sources |
| Found in minerals celestite and strontianite. |
|
| Uses |
| Used in flares and fireworks for its crimson colour. Also used in nuclear batteries in buoys, some toothpastes, magnets, zinc refining and phosphorescent paint. |
|
| Notes |
| Strontium was first isolated by
Sir Humphry Davy
in 1808. |
| In its pure form strontium is extremely reactive with air and spontaneously combusts, it is therefore considered to be a fire hazard. |
