
— Barite is a solid mineral that combines barium and sulphur. It is composed of barium sulfate (BaSO 4) (Arrifan, 2003; Brock-Hon and Johnston, 2014; Ehya and Mazraei, 2017; Ene et al., 2012; Robin et al., 2003; Tanko et al., 2015).Barite appears in nature as granular or crystalline masses, nodules, rosette-like aggregates and also in laminated to …