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barytes
[ buh-rahy-teez ]
barytes
/ bəˈraɪtiːz /
noun
- a colourless or white mineral consisting of barium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form, occurring in sedimentary rocks and with sulphide ores: a source of barium. Formula: BaSO 4 Also calledesp US and Canadianbariteheavy spar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barytes1
C18: from Greek barus heavy + -itēs -ite 1
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Example Sentences
At this locality, the ore is accompanied by the sulphate of barytes, and is sometimes crystallized in cubes or octohedrons.
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Barytes scratches easily with the knife, and from its great specific gravity is often called heavy-spar.
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Magnesia dissolved in much smaller quantity, and barytes seemed to decompose the sugar entirely.
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The "crested" or "cock's comb" barytes occurs as rounded aggregations of thin lamellar crystals.
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Primed and second coated with a green paint containing zinc oxide and barytes, ground in an oil having a low saponification value.
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