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BariteBaSO4
Class: Sulfate Hardness: 3 - 3.5 Density: 4.5 Streak: White Lustre: Vitreous Habit: Fine grained aggregates Colours: Colourless, white, gray, yellowish, brown, reddish, bluish or greenish | | Crystal System: Orthorhombic Cleavage: Perfect Fracture: Uneven Magnetism: None Reaction with HCl: None | Identification in hand sample: High specific gravity is best indicator, colour and fracture are also helpful. Associations: Common in hydrothermal veins, associated with galena, sphalerite, pyrite, quartz, fluorite and carbonates. Industrial / ecomonic uses: Primary ore for barium, also used as an additive to drilling mud (because of high SG). Has over 2000 uses in industry. |