ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Barite

BY RICHARD GROSS & PAM FREEMAN
Earth Science News


Barite or baryte (BaSO4) is a sulfate mineral that gets its name from the Greek word “barys” which means “heavy.” Barite’s claim to fame is its high specic gravity of 4.5, which ranks it among the heaviest nonmetallic minerals. Said another way,...

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