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Barite
Ba′rite
,Noun.
(Min.)
Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called
heavy spar
. It is a common mineral in metallic veins. Definition 2025
barite
barite
English
Noun
barite (countable and uncountable, plural barites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4.
Synonyms
- barytes
- heavy spar
Derived terms
Translations
mineral
See also
- Bologna stone
- ↑ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951