Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.
barium sulfate; a mineral frequently used to increase the weight or density of drilling mud. Its relative density is 4.2 (or 4.2 times denser than water). See barium sulfate, mud.
Barite - Orthorhombic, slightly soluble barium sulfate.
A white, yellow, or colorless mineral with the chemical formula BaSO4.
a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
(BaSO4) a common, white, fairly heavy mineral the main ore of barium, often found in the dinosaur bones of the Isle of Wight
Barite (Barium Sulphate) is a dense sulphate mineral that can occur in a variety of rocks. It is used to prepare drilling muds as a weight additive but can also precipitate as a non acid soluble scale in oilfield production systems causing flow assurance issues.
A white, unusually heavy mineral composed mainly of barium sulfate.
a sulphate of barium used to add weight to drilling fluids.
BaSO4. A natural mineral used as weighting material in drilling mud.
Barite (BaSO4) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate. It is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of barium. Baryte is the British spelling, and the mineral is also called heavy spar.
