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From geokb
Mindat Short Description
Note. Although frequently spelled barite in the US and some other places, the official IMA spelling is baryte.
Baryte Group. Baryte-Celestine Series. The barium analogue of celestine and anglesite.
Typically found as thick to thin tabular crysta...
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Bras-de-Fer L (1778) (84) Terre (Élément), in Explication Morale du Jeu de Cartes; Anecdote Curieuse et Interessante, (Bruxelles) 99-100 Spelling of name is formally defined: International Mineralogical Association (1971) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine 38, 102-105
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
Ba(SO4)
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
BaSO4
