bar·ite (bâr  t, b r-) also ba·ry·tes (b -rt z)n. A yellow, white, or colorless crystalline mineral of barium sulfate, BaSO4, that is used in paint and as the chief source of barium chemicals. Also called heavy spar. [Greek barus, heavy; see gwer -1 in Indo-European roots + -ite.] |
barite [ˈbɛəraɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) the usual US and Canadian name for barytes
[from bar(ium) + -ite1]
| barite (bârt) A usually white, clear, or yellow orthorhombic mineral. Barite occurs as flattened blades or in a circular pattern of crystals that looks like a flower and, when colored red by iron stains, is called a desert rose. It is found in limestone, in clay-rich rocks, and in sandstones. Barite is used as a source of barium. Chemical formula: BaSO4. |
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| Noun | 1. | barite - a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium atomic number 56, Ba, barium - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
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