barite
Dense white mineral
Barite is a mineral composed of barium sulfate, notable for its high density and chemical inertness.
It serves primarily as a weighting agent in drilling fluids for oil and gas wells, where its heaviness helps control pressure.
Barite also appears in paint, rubber, and medical imaging—barium meals use it because it's opaque to X-rays.
Also spelled baryte.
Mass-to-volume ratio
- heavyOf great mass
- weightingAssigning relative importance values
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
- nonmetallicWithout metal characteristics
soft · white · colorless · opaque · hardness · luster · streak
Substance closing gaps
- paintColored coating substance
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- paperPressed pulp for writing
pigment · ceramics · glass · concrete · aggregate · radiopaque · shielding · weighting
Acidic salt compound
- barytesBarium sulfate mineral
- galenaSulfide ore of lead
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- fluoriteCalcium-based cubic mineral
gypsum · dolomite · vein · hydrothermal · gangue · ore · sedimentary · stratum
density
Mass-to-volume ratio
- heavyOf great mass
- weightingAssigning relative importance values
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
nonmetallic · soft · white · colorless · opaque · hardness · luster · streak
filler
Substance closing gaps
- paintColored coating substance
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
paper · pigment · ceramics · glass · concrete · aggregate · radiopaque · shielding · weighting · additive
sulfate
Acidic salt compound
fluorite · gypsum · dolomite · vein · hydrothermal · gangue · ore · sedimentary · stratum · geology
tabular
Organized in grid format
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
- bladedHaving sharp cutting edges
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
cockscomb · crystalline · cleavage · luster · transparent · specimen · habit · twinning · massive · granular
oilfield
Underground hydrocarbon reserve area
borehole · rig · derrick · casing · offshore · onshore · petroleum · exploration · shale · reservoir
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- oilfield suppliesdrill bits, drill pipe, casing, tubing, wellhead
- barium mineralsbaryte
- hydrothermal mineralspyrite, quartz, galena, calcite, fluorite
- mineral fillerstalc, kaolin, calcium carbonate, silica, mica
- mineralizationcalcification, crystallization, fossilization, petrification, precipitation
baritepumice
Lightweight volcanic abrasive
vermiculite · perlite · diatomite · zeolite
- barium enemaRectal contrast for imaging
- barium swallowRadiological gastrointestinal examination