Strontian

Strontian

Strontian is the main village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, on the A861 road. It lies on the north shore of Loch Sunart, close to the head of the loch. In the hills to the north of Strontian was discovered the mineral strontianite, from which the element strontium was first isolated.

The village name in Gaelic, "Sròn an t-Sìtheinn", translates as the "nose" [ie. 'point'] "of the fairies", meaning a knoll or low round hill inhabited by the mythological "sídhe".

External links

* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst1708.html Strontian in the Gazetteer for Scotland]
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/strontian/strontian/ Undiscovered Scotland]
* [http://www.rock-site.co.uk/Pages/Strontian/Strontian.html History and Minerals of Strontian mines]
* [http://www.mindat.org/loc-3036.html Strontian mines mineral database]
*oscoor gbx|NM814617


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