barite
IPA: bˈɛraɪt
noun
- (mineralogy) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.
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Examples of "barite" in Sentences
- BaSO4 is available as the common mineral barite.
- ASARCO closed its remaining barite operation in 1984.
- Non metallic minerals mined have included jade and barite.
- PVS traffic generally consists of sand, gravel, and barite ore.
- It was named for the barite ore found here, also known as tiff .
- A barite mine has operated near the north end of the Yukon section.
- The barite and bentonite can then be recycled in the drilling fluid.
- A method of beneficiating ore containing barite by a froth flotation process.
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