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Definition of Barite

Barite
Barite Ba"rite, n. (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.
barite
Barytes Ba*ry"tes, n. [Gr. ? heavy: cf. Gr. ? heaviness, F. baryte.] (Min.) Barium sulphate, generally called heavy spar or barite. See Barite.

Meaning of Barite from wikipedia

- Baryte, barite or barytes (/ˈbæraɪt, ˈbɛər-/ BARR-eyet, BAIR- or /bəˈraɪtiːz/ bə-RYTE-eez) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate (BaSO4). Baryte is...
- found in nature as a free element. The most common minerals of barium are barite (barium sulfate, BaSO4) and witherite (barium carbonate, BaCO3). The name...
- Barite crusher...
- Barite rose may refer to: Rose rock Desert rose (crystal) Barite, a mineral Rose (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with...
- sand rose, Sahara rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose and baryte (barite) rose. Sand roses are found in large numbers in surroundings of the salt...
- is odorless and insoluble in water. It occurs in nature as the mineral barite, which is the main commercial source of barium and materials prepared from...
- USS Barite (IX-161), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be...
- Nova Scotia, the Walton barite mine (1941-1978) is one of the world's largest barite deposits. The mine is Canada's largest barite mine, and accounted for...
- rocks; minor felsic volcaniclastic sandstone and conglomerate; hydrothermal barite; evaporites; and stromatolites. The lowermost of three stratigraphic units...
- other sedimentary rocks, which have yielded construction-grade limestone, barite, ocher, and small amounts of coal. The state of Georgia has approximately...