No.

Property

Unit

Result

PURITY OF BARITE

1

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)

%

>88

2

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

%

≤ 6.5

3

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

%

≤ 0.5

4

Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)

%

≤ 0.05

5

Titanium Oxide (TiO2)

%

≤ 0.005

6

Moisture

%

≤ 0.1

BARITE SPECIFICATION

7

Specification Gravity

g/cm3

4.1

8

Concentration of water soluble Alkalin Earth metal as Calcium

ppm

≤ 10

10

Particle size distribution, by weight, particles spherical less than 6µ

%

≤ 25

11

Residue on US sieve 200 mesh (75µ)

%

≤ 2

HAZARDOUS METALS

12

Arsenic (As)

ppm

< 2

13

Lead (Pb)

ppm

< 25

14

Mercury (Hg)

ppm

< 14