BARIUM SULFATE USP

White or yellow odorless powder

Barite is used as a commercial source of barium and many of its compounds. Ground barite is used as a filler in the manufacture of linoleum, oilcloth, paper and textile manufacturing, rubber, and plastics. Finely ground barite is used to make a thixotropic mud for sealing oil wells during drilling. Prime white, a bleached barite, is used as a pigment in white paint but is not as satisfactory as blanc fixe, a chemically precipitated barium sulfate, or lithopone, a mixture of barium sulfate, zinc sulfide, and zinc oxide.

Administered internally (barium cocktail) as a radio-opaque diagnostic aid.

Barium Sulfate USP; Barium Sulfate Precipitated; Barium sulfate; Barite BA; Artificial barite; Artificial heavy spar

Keep container tightly closed. Store in a cool, dry place.