barite

Definition of barite in English English dictionary: A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4; A mineral, barium sulphate (BaSO4); BaSO4 A natural mineral used as weighting material in drilling mud; Commercial chemical agent added to mud drilling fluid to prevent it from freezing See also aquagel; fibratex; gel-flake; impermex; micatex; smentex; {i} mineral; a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium; (ì¤‘ì •ì„); It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar; or barytes or heavy spar Most common barium mineral, barium sulfate (BaSO4). It commonly forms as platy crystals (known as crested barite). Barite is abundant in parts of Spain, Germany, and the U.S. Commercially, ground barite is used in oil well and gas well drilling muds; in the preparation of barium compounds; as a filler for paper, cloth, and phonograph records; as a white pigment; and as an inert material in coloured paints; <))); 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 is a common mineral in metallic veins

barite

Hyphenation

bar·ite

Turkish pronunciation

berayt

Synonyms

barytes, heavy spar

Pronunciation

/ˈberīt/ /ˈbɛraɪt/

Etymology

() From Greek βἀρος "weight".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

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