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===Name=== The name baryte is derived from the {{langx|grc|βαρύς |translit=barús}}, 'heavy'. The [[American and British English differences|American spelling]] is ''barite''.<ref name="Dana"/><ref name="usgs">M. Michael Miller [http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/barite/myb1-2009-barit.pdf Barite], 2009 Minerals Yearbook</ref> The [[International Mineralogical Association]] initially adopted "barite" as the official spelling, but recommended adopting the older "baryte" spelling later. This move was controversial and was notably ignored by American mineralogists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.minerals.net/mineral/barite.aspx|title=Barite: The mineral Barite information and pictures|website=www.minerals.net|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref> Other names have been used for baryte, including ''barytine'',<ref name="IMA">{{cite journal|date=March 1971|title=International Mineralogical Association: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names|journal=Mineralogical Magazine|volume=38|issue=293|pages=102–5|doi=10.1180/minmag.1971.038.293.14|bibcode=1971MinM...38..102.|s2cid=40823176 }}</ref> ''barytite'',<ref name="IMA"/> ''barytes'',<ref name="IndBurMines">{{cite web |url=http://ibm.nic.in/index.php?c=pages&m=index&id=680 |title=Monograph on Barytes |publisher=Indian Bureau of Mines |date=1995 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> ''heavy spar'',<ref name="Dana"/> ''tiff'',<ref name=Mindat/> and ''blanc fixe''.<ref name="MerriamWebster1">{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blanc%20fixe |title=Definition of blanc fixe |publisher=Merriam-Webster |work=Merriam-Webster Dictionary |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
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