noun
- a heavy white or colorless mineral consisting of barium sulfate, used in making paint, paper, and drilling mud
Usage: mineralogy
Examples
- The mining company extracted barytes from the quarry for industrial use.
- Barytes is commonly used as a weighting agent in oil drilling operations.
- The white powder contained high-grade barytes suitable for paint production.
- Geologists identified large deposits of barytes in the mountain region.
- The factory processed barytes to create specialized industrial coatings.
- Pure barytes has a high specific gravity compared to other minerals.