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Barite Mineral Data
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General Barite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaSO4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 233.39 gm |
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Barium 58.84 % Ba 65.70 % BaO |
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Sulfur 13.74 % S 34.30 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 27.42 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba(SO4) |
| Environment: |
Sedimentary rocks and late gangue mineral in ore veins. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1640 |
| Locality: |
Roses of a red-brown color and sandy texture near Norman, Oklahoma. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek, baryos, "heavy." |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Barite  |
| Synonym: |
Barytes |
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Cawk |
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Heavy Spar |
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ICSD 16904 |
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PDF 24-1035 |
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Wolnyn |
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