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Encyclopedia > Strontium sulfate

Celestite (SrSO4) is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate. The mineral is also known as celestine and is named for its occasional delicate blue color.


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sulfate - Encyclopedia.com (1428 words)
Sulfates in which both hydrogens are replaced are called normal sulfates; sulfates in which only one hydrogen is replaced are called hydrogen sulfates, acid sulfates, or bisulfates.
Barium sulfate occurs as barite ; calcium sulfate is found as gypsum, alabaster, and selenite; Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate; sodium sulfate occurs as its decahydrate, Glauber's salt ; and strontium sulfate occurs as celestite.
Some sulfates were formerly known as vitriols; blue vitriol is cupric sulfate, green vitriol is ferrous sulfate, and white vitriol is zinc sulfate.
Strontium chloride - Biocrawler (246 words)
Strontium chloride is a typical ionic metal salt, and it can be used as a source of other strontium compounds such as strontium chromate:
Like barium chloride it can be used to test for sulfate ion, though not at such low concentration, since strontium sulfate is more soluble than barium sulfate.
Strontium Chloride is occasionally used as a flame coloring agent in pyrotechnics.
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