barytes

[buh-rahy-teez]

noun

Mineralogy.

1. barite.

barytes

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of barytes¹

First recorded in 1780–90; baryta

Word History and Origins

Origin of barytes¹

C18: from Greek barus heavy + -itēs _-ite ¹

Example Sentences

And mixed in the sand layers are traces of copper, lead, zinc and even barytes that reflect the periods when particular industries were dominant.

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There are manufactures of leather gloves and other goods, and in the neighbourhood barytes and coal mines and extensive market gardens.

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These are the hard materials to be vitrified by the fluxes, which are carbonate or oxide of lead, boracic acid or borax, potash or soda, carbonate of lime or barytes.

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It was composed of flint, potter's clay, carbonate of barytes, and terra ponderosa.

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Sandstone, ochre, slate, soapstone, graphite are also mined, and lead, zinc, barytes, gypsum and even diamonds have been discovered but not exploited.

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