Masters Theses
Abstract
"Barite is a widely distributed mineral composed of barium sulphate - BaSO₄. Its most striking feature is its weight - its specific gravity of 4.5 being about twice that of salt and many other of the colorless, transparent and vitreous minerals of its general appearance. The Mineral is usually found in a state of considerable chemical purity. However, small amounts of strontium and calcium sulphates may isomorphously replace the barium salt. Crystals of barytes are orthorhombic; usually very perfectly developed and have a wide variety of forms. The simplest crystals are rhomb-shaped tables bounded by two faces of a basal pinacoid. The mineral has a very smooth and bright cleavage parallel to both sets of planes. The crystals may be transparent and colorless; or white and opaque; or yellow, brown, bluish or greenish in color. The mineral also occurs in a granular, earthy or stalactitic condition. Parite is of common occurrence in metalliferous veins, especially those containing ores of lead and silver"--Consumption, Production and Prices of Crude Barite, page 1.
Department(s)
Chemistry
Degree Name
M.S. in Chemistry
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1940
Pagination
i, 100 pages, 2 plates
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).
Rights
© 1940 Peter Simonds, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Barite industry
Barite
Barium sulfate
Thesis Number
T 704a
Print OCLC #
5968666
Electronic OCLC #
549438868
Link to Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
Simonds, Peter, "Consumption and uses of crude barite and its derivatives" (1940). Masters Theses. 4744.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4744
Comments
Illustrated by author.
Thesis contains no title page. Thesis title and author determined from printing on thesis binding and "Seventieth Annual Catalog. Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, University of Missouri".