barytes

American  

[buh-rahy-teez] / bəˈraɪ tiz /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. barite.

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barytes British  

/ bəˈraɪtiːz /

noun

1. Also called: barite, heavy spar. 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

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Etymology

Origin of barytes

First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at baryta

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Example Sentences

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barytes

Radiated uartz, incrusted with sulphate of barytes and iron.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The miners, who employ their own conventional terms, call this substance glass tiff, to distinguish it from the sulphate of barytes, which is denominated tiff.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

It is more probable that it arises from the sulphurous acid in its combination with barytes, which may operate as a poison to animals.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The author imputes it to the sulphate of barytes, with which the district abounds, which he states is a "poison to animals."

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Numbers six to fifteen, barytes, perhaps five dollars a ton; no good.

From The Mesa Trail by H. Bedford-Jones

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