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bar•ite



Pronunciation: (bâr'īt, bar'-), [key]
n.
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO4, occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium. Also,barytes.Also called heavy spar.

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