A member of the aragonite mineral group, this mineral was named after its discovery in 1790 in Strontian, Scotland. It is mainly found as a low-temperature mineral in limestone. It is almost always fluorescent.


A member of the aragonite mineral group, this mineral was named after its discovery in 1790 in Strontian, Scotland. It is mainly found as a low-temperature mineral in limestone. It is almost always fluorescent.
Mineral Photos courtesy of R.Weller/Cochise College