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  Barite (barium sulfate) is a white powder, and is insoluble in water, acids, alkalis, and organic solvents such as alcohols and ethers. It is soluble in fuming HCl, and is reduced to barium sulfide when heated with carbon. Barite has stable chemical characteristics, and does not undergo any chemical reactions in air at ambient temperature. It will not discolor when the air contains hydrogen sulfide or other toxic gases. It is resistant to heat, acids, and alkalis. It offers good coverage, and can be used for contact products. Hardness is suitable for most applications. Dispersion and durability are good. Barite can absorb harmful radiation (X-rays and gamma radiation), and also has good flame retardant and electrical insulating properties. It has a vitreous luster and is free from magnetic properties and toxicity. It is used as a weighting material in oil and gas drilling muds. It is also used in pigments, ceramics, storage batteries, and enamels. Barite can be used as a surface coating agent and sizing agent. It can be used to produce lithopone, and is used as a filler and paper, paints, coatings, and rubber, etc. It can be used as a raw material for the extraction of metallic barium, which is used as a binding agent and a gas scavenger in televisions and other vacuum tubes. In combination with other metals (aluminum, magnesium, lead, calcium) barium is used to produce an alloy used in bearings. Barite can be used as a partial replacement for titanium white, and can be used in the production of acid-resistant rubber products and other products.

Uses

1. Drilling mud weighting material
2. Lithopone
3. Use by the filler industry
4. Use as a mineralizing agent in cement
5. Use in radiation-shielding cement, mortar, and concrete
6. Road construction
7. Various barium compounds