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

Yellow mamillary quartz, incrusted with sulphate of barytes and hæmatitic iron.

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

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Maryland, on the west side of the Blue Ridge, with sulphate of barytes.

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

Another substance, found with the ore in considerable quantities, is the sulphate of barytes.

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

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