Barite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Barite [ BaSO₄ ]

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Formula	BaSO₄
Classifications	Minerals containing SO4, Baryte (group)
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1971 s.p.)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Related materials	Baryte
Crystal symmetry	Orthorhombic, Point group mmm, Space group Pnma (#62)
Tags	Mineral, Sulphate

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image
46E1023 Barite	CSIRO	Barite (100.0%)	100.0	46E1023 Barite Image of Barite [ BaSO4 ] in specimen '46E1023 Barite' [CSIRO], from Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M1065 Barite	CSIRO	Barite (100.0%)	100.0	M1065 Barite Image of Barite [ BaSO4 ] in specimen 'M1065 Barite' [CSIRO], from Pernatty Lagoon, Pernatty, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, SA, Australia. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
NR-76 Barite	CSIRO	Barite (100.0%)	100.0	NR-76 Barite Image of Barite [ BaSO4 ] in specimen 'NR-76 Barite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M0397 Barite / Tennantite-(Cu)	CSIRO	Barite (64.2%), Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tennantite-(Cu)	64.2	M0397 Barite / Tennantite-(Cu) Image of Barite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz and Tennantite-(Cu) in specimen 'M0397 Barite / Tennantite-(Cu)' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.
M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite	CSIRO	Barite (19.9%), Bornite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	19.9	M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite Image of Bornite, Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Stromeyerite and Tetrahedrite-(Cu) in specimen 'M2755 Bornite / Barite / Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.