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Baryte, barite or barytes (/ ˈ b ær aɪ t, ˈ b ɛər-/ BARR-eyet, BAIR-[7] or / b ə ˈ r aɪ t iː z / bə-RYTE-eez [8]) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate (BaS O 4). [3] Baryte is generally white or colorless , and is the main source of the element barium .
Crystal: Hourglass selenite (2005) Barite Rose (1968) Oregon [59] [60] State Twin Minerals: Oregonite (2013) and Josephinite (2013) Thunderegg (1965) Oregon sunstone labradorite (1987) Pennsylvania [61] Rhode Island [62] Bowenite serpentine (1966) Cumberlandite (1966) South Carolina [63] Blue granite (1969) Amethyst (1969) South Dakota [64] [65 ...
Barium sulfate (or sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ba SO 4.It is a white crystalline solid that is odorless and insoluble in water.It occurs in nature as the mineral barite, which is the main commercial source of barium and materials prepared from it.
The ambient sand that is incorporated into the crystal structure, or otherwise encrusts the crystals, varies with the local environment. If iron oxides are present, the rosettes take on a rusty tone. The desert rose may also be known by the names: sand rose, Sahara rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose and baryte (barite) rose.
Hokutolite is a subspecies of barite, a sulfate mineral of the orthorhombic system.The chemical composition of Hokutolite varies greatly, especially when it has a structure of light and dark interphase rings, and the molecular formula of the chemical composition calculated for different rings is between (Pb.35-Ba.65)SO 4 and (Pb.20-Ba.80)SO 4.
Witherite is readily altered to barium sulfate by the action of water containing calcium sulfate in solution and crystals are therefore frequently encrusted with barytes. It is the chief source of barium salts and is mined in considerable amounts in Northumberland.
This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letter B.The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names; however, minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date.
The most common minerals of barium are barite (barium sulfate, BaSO 4) and witherite (barium carbonate, BaCO 3). The name barium originates from the alchemical derivative "baryta", from Greek βαρὺς (barys), meaning 'heavy'. Baric is the adjectival form of barium.