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Barite is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of barium. Baryte is the British spelling. Barite commonly occurs in lead-zinc veins in limestones, in hot spring deposits, and with hematite ore. It is often associated with the minerals anglesite and celestite. Barite has also been used in the manufacture of paints and paper. Although barite contains a "heavy" metal (barium), it is not considered to be a toxic chemical by most governments because of its extreme insolubility.
BaSO4 - Barium Sulfate
Class:
Group:
Barite
White, yellow, blue, red, brown, black
White
Vitreous
Transparent to translucent
4.3 - 4.7
3.5
Perfect
Conchoidal to splintery
Tabular to prismatic crystals, massive
Sometimes blue
Frequency:
Abundant
Origin:
Hydrothermal, it originates under medium and low temperatures, also sedimentary, together with fluorite, calcite, cinnabar and other minerals.

Occurence:
Elk Creek, South Dakota; Alston Moor, Frizingham, Cumbria, United Kingdom; Norman, Oklahoma; China.
Application:
Ore of barium. Ingredient of drilling fluids, chemical, glass, paper and rubber industries.

 
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