Strontian
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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. The mineral strontianite was discovered here, from which the element strontium was first isolated.
The village name in Gaelic, Sròn an t-Sìtheinn, translates as the nose of the fairies, a low round hill inhabited by the mythological Sìth.
[edit] External links
- Undiscovered Scotland
- History and Minerals of Strontian mines
- Strontian mines mineral database
- grid reference NM814617
- Map of area
