Strontium Statistics and Information

Strontium Insights and Data

Pictured: celestite (strontium sulfate)

Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity strontium

Strontium commonly occurs in nature, averaging 0.034% of all igneous rock; only two minerals, celestite (strontium sulfate) and strontianite (strontium carbonate), however, contain strontium in sufficient quantities to make its recovery practical. Of the two, celestite occurs much more frequently in sedimentary deposits of sufficient size to make development of mining facilities attractive. Strontianite would be the more useful of the two common minerals because strontium is used most often in the carbonate form, but few deposits have been discovered that are suitable for development.

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