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barytes

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ba·ry·tes  (b-rtz)
n.
Variant of barite.
barytes [bəˈraɪtiːz]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a colourless or white mineral consisting of barium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form, occurring in sedimentary rocks and with sulphide ores: a source of barium. Formula: BaSO4 Also called (esp US and Canadian) barite heavy spar
[from Greek barus heavy + -itēs -ite1]
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Noun1.barytes - a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
barite, heavy spar, barium sulphate
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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