8838. Strontium Carbonate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1633-05-2
CO3Sr; mol wt 147.63.
C 8.14%, O 32.51%, Sr 59.35%.
SrCO3.

Description and references

Occurs in nature as the mineral strontianite.

Properties

White, odorless, tasteless powder. d 3.5. Dec at 1100° into SrO and CO2. Sol in 100,000 parts water, in about 1000 parts of water saturated with CO2; sol in dil acids.

Use

In pyrotechnics; manuf iridescent glass; refining sugar.