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Noun: heavy spar  he-vee spaa(r)
  1. A white or colourless mineral (BaSO₄); the main source of barium
    "heavy spar is often used as a weighting agent in drilling fluids";
    - barite, barytes, barium sulphate

Derived forms: heavy spars

Type of: mineral

Encyclopedia: Heavy spar