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What is Barite?

international January 10, 2016 10577 Views 0 Comments Blog

Barite is the primary, naturally occurring, barium-based mineral.  Barium, atomic number 56, derives its name from Greek and means heavy.  Barite is also known as baryte, and in Missouri is known as “tiff”.  The primary countries in which commercial deposits…

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