About Barite
Barium sulfate, known for its high specific gravity ('heavy spar') and varied crystal habits, including 'desert roses'. It's associated with enhancing inner vision, dream recall, loyalty, and releasing trapped emotions.
Primary Hues
Colorless, White, Yellow, Brown, Blue, Green, Red, Black, often forms tabular crystals
Metaphysical Properties
A stone of inner vision and loyalty. Believed to enhance dream recall, promote friendship, and assist in intuitive processes. Aids in releasing trapped emotions.
Associated Tarot Cards
The High Priestess
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Symbolizes intuition- dreams- and inner knowing- aligning with Barite's enhancement of inner vision and dream recall.
The Moon
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Represents the subconscious- illusions- and psychic abilities- connecting to Barite's stimulation of intuition.
Associated Deities
Hecate
Pantheon: Greek
Domain: Magic- Crossroads- Moon- Ghosts
Rationale: Hecate's association with the unseen and intuitive arts resonates with Barite.
Diana/Artemis
Pantheon: Roman/Greek
Domain: Moon- Hunt- Intuition
Rationale: Their lunar connection aligns with Barite's link to dreams and intuition.
Metaphysical Uses
Inner Vision & Dream Work
Loyalty & Truth Rituals
Astral Travel Preparation
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Geological & Scientific Details
Barite is classified as a sulfate mineral, barite group mineral which typically crystallizes in the orthorhombic system. Its chemical formula is BaSO4. Common crystal habits include tabular parallel to base, fibrous, nodular to massive.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Sulfate mineral, barite group
- Chemical Formula: BaSO4
- IMA Symbol: Brt[1]
- Crystal System: Orthorhombic
- Predominant Geological Color: Colorless, white, light shades of blue, yellow, grey, brown
- Crystal Habit: Tabular parallel to base, fibrous, nodular to massive
- Cleavage: Perfect cleavage parallel to base and prism faces: {001} Perfect, {210} Perfect, {010} Imperfect
- Luster: Vitreous, pearly
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: transparent to opaque
Associated Minerals
- Fluorite
- Quartz
- Calcite
- Galena
- Sphalerite
- Celestite (forms a series with)
- Anglesite (common in hydrothermal veins and sedimentary deposits)