Barite - High Density Barium Sulfate Mineral | Chemically Inert, Soft And Versatile For Various Applications

Being a highly effective, lean and fast-moving organization, we are highly instrumental in exporting, manufacturing and supplying of Barite in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a mineral composed of barium sulfate, BaSO4. It is usually colorless or milky white, but can be almost any color, depending on the impurities trapped in the crystals during their formation. Barite is relatively soft, measuring 3-3.5. It is unusually heavy for a non-metallic mineral. The high density is responsible for its value in many applications. Barite is chemically inert and insoluble. It is a volcanic deposit and in India its occurrence is limited to Mangampeta deposits of Andhra Pradesh.

It estimates a reserve of over 100 million tons and it is the single largest deposit of its kind in the World. Most barite is mined from layers of sedimentary rock which formed when barite precipitated onto the bottom of the ocean. Some smaller mines utilize barite from veins, which formed when barium sulfate was precipitated from hot subterranean waters. In some cases, barite is a by-product of mining lead, zinc, silver or other metal ores.