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Barite
Barite , Barytes , White Barite Barium Sulphate Precipitated
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ba⋅ry⋅tes

  [buh-rahy-teez]
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–noun Mineralogy.
barite.
Origin:
1780–90; see baryta
Barite
Barite , Barytes , White Barite Barium Sulphate Precipitated
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bar⋅ite

  [bair-ahyt, bar-]
–noun
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO4, occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
Also, barytes.
Also called heavy spar.

Origin:
1780–90; bar(ytes) + -ite 1
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bar·ite   (bâr'īt, bār'-)   
n.  A yellow, white, or colorless crystalline mineral of barium sulfate, BaSO4, that is used in paint and as the chief source of barium chemicals. Also called heavy spar.

[Greek barus, heavy; see gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots + -ite1.]
ba·ry·tes   (bə-rī'tēz)   
n.  Variant of barite.
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