Baryte [ BaSO4 ]
Material properties
| Formula | BaSO4 |
| Abbreviation | Brt |
| IMA Status | Approved (IMA 1971 s.p.) |
| Crystal symmetry | Orthorhombic, Point group mmm, Space group Pnma (#62) |
| Classifications | Baryte (group), Minerals containing SO4 |
| Variants | Ag doped, Mn doped, Ti doped, Cu doped, Mo doped, Bi doped |
| Related materials | Barite |
| Luminescence emitters | Ag, Anion substitution, Bi, Ce, Cu, Eu, Eu?, Mn, MoO4, Nd, O, S2, SO4, Ti, TiO4, Triplet-singlet, VO4, Yb |
| Spectra | Luminescence (1) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Mineral, Sulphate, Synthetic |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| S | 1 |
| O | 4 |
| Ba | 1 |
| Total: | 6 |
References for Baryte
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorenbos 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 1985 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 2001 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 2005 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MacRae et al. 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Specimens of Baryte
| Name | Owner | Materials | Image | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-20-003 ZnS | CSIRO | Baryte, Galena, Magnesium oxide, Quartz, Zinc oxide, Zinc sulphide | 2 | CL | |
| Sphalerite (#2, Hot Springs, NC) | Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech | Baryte, Sphalerite | 0 | — |
