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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 bar·ite /ˈbærˌaɪt, ˈbɛr-/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ba·rite n. Min. Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 barite
      n : a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of
          barium [syn: heavy spar, barytes, barium sulphate]