Barium Elements, Alloys and Symbols

• Witerite, BaCO3,  
• Barite, BaSO4.

Barite is the chief source of barium compounds. It has been mined in the United States in Missouri, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. The minerals is ground and sometimes purified by washing and then used as a partial substitute for white lead in paint, to give weight to paper and cloth, etc. Barium hydroxide is used extensively in sugar refining.

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