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Definition of Barite
1. Noun. A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium.
Terms within: Atomic Number 56, Ba, Barium
Generic synonyms: Mineral
Definition of Barite
1. n. 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 of Barite
1. Noun. (minerology) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barite
1. a mineral [n -S]
Medical Definition of Barite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barite
Literary usage of Barite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"barite of the Appalachian States BY THOMAS L. WATSON AND J. ... February, 1915)
INTRODUCTION THE users of barite in the United States derive their supply ..."
2. Economic Geology: With Special Reference to the United States by Heinrich Ries (1910)
"barite, which is pulverized and sometimes purified by washing, is used in the
... barite is usually prepared for the market by hand sorting, crushing, ..."
3. General Economic Geology: A Textbook by William Harvey Emmons (1922)
"barite.—barite (BaSO.i) is a common gangue mineral in ore veins, especially in
those formed at intermediate and shallow depths. In deposits of the deep zone ..."
4. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"barite is almost insoluble, and in the weathering of limestone it collects with
... Nearly all the barite produced in the United States is associated with ..."
5. Rock Minerals: Their Chemical and Physical Characters and Their by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1911)
"barite and celestite are insoluble in acids; anglesite is difficultly soluble in
... barite and celestite are often completely replaced by carbonates of ..."
6. Bulletin by Kentucky Geological Survey (1907)
"Lead and barite. Jessamine county.—Jessamine Barytes Co., Nicholasville.
Chiefly barite. This company is acquiring barite holdings in other counties. ..."
7. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1915)
"barite also occurs as disseminated anhedral crystal grains or blades in the cores
and ... 31, Slide 269) barite occurs as bundles of blades or sheath- like ..."
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