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Barium Sulphate
Chemistry
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Hazards
- Barium
- Barium Sulphate
Miscellaneous
- Family: Flux Source
- Region: None
- Mined At: Unspecified
- Raw Mineral: No
- Generic: Yes
Notes
BaSO4 is the most common and important barium containing mineral. It is found associated with lead ore, calcite and fluorspar where it can be identified by its much greater weight. The ore is variously colored and can be quite crystalline in nature.
Josiah Wedgewood perfected the use of Barytes as a body and glaze constituent in his Jasper ware.
Barium sulfate is used as a pigment extender for coatings, plastics, rubber and chalks.
Special grades are approved for pharmaceutical applications where the material is used in medical x-ray exams (it is an insoluble, inert, non-radioactive substance). The barium sulfate is more dense than the other tissues in the body making it possible to see organs and structures that cannot be seen otherwise.
Data
- Specific Gravity: 1350.00
- Specific Gravity: 1350.00
Suppliers
- Generic
Authors
- Tony Hansen (Owner)
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