Strontium
Estroncio (Sr, Z=38)
- Date
- 1790 · confidence high
- Place
- London, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Adair Crawford and William Cruickshank
- People
- 👤 Adair Crawford1748–1795
- Field
- Matter & energy
What was discovered
Crawford recognised that a mineral from the Strontian mine (Scotland) contained an earth distinct from barite; Davy isolated the metal by electrolysis in 1808.
The only element named after a place in the United Kingdom.
What it led to
- Red fireworks
- Cathode-ray tube glass
- Dating and environmental tracing via Sr-90
Built on
- Baryte chemistry
- Davy's electrolysis
Made possible
- Red pyrotechnics
- Strontium ferrite for magnets