baryte
Heavy white mineral
Baryte is a mineral composed of barium sulfate, notable for its high density and often found in white, colorless, or pale crystalline formations.
It serves as the primary ore for barium and has industrial applications in drilling fluids, paint, and radiation shielding.
Also spelled barite.
Acidic salt compound
- sparNautical support beam
- tabularOrganized in grid format
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
- cleavageTendency to split cleanly
luster · habit · crystal · deposit · vein · stratiform · hydrothermal · sedimentary
Hole-making by rotation
- mudWet soil mixture
- weightingAssigning relative importance values
- agentOne who acts independently
- oilfieldUnderground hydrocarbon reserve area
additive · filler · powder · grinding · processing · extraction · mining · flotation
Impenetrable to radiation
- contrastNotable difference between things
- imagingProducing visual representations
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
diagnostic · suspension · radiology · screening · angiography · gastroenterology · inert · nontoxic
Closely packed together
substantial · inert · stable · soft · brittle · white · colorless · nonmetallic
sulfate
Acidic salt compound
cleavage · luster · habit · crystal · deposit · vein · stratiform · hydrothermal · sedimentary · gangue
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
oilfield · additive · filler · powder · grinding · processing · extraction · mining · flotation · bulk
radiopaque
Impenetrable to radiation
- contrastNotable difference between things
- imagingProducing visual representations
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
gastrointestinal · diagnostic · suspension · radiology · screening · angiography · gastroenterology · inert · nontoxic · opaque
dense
Closely packed together
solid · substantial · inert · stable · soft · brittle · white · colorless · nonmetallic · nontoxic
prismatic
Light-dispersing, multicolored
cockscomb · geode · druzy · twinning · transparent · translucent · blue · yellow · colorless · facet