• Question: Where do u find barium ?

    Asked by to Andrei, Ekbal, Gemma, Helen, Ruth on 18 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Andrei Luchici

      Andrei Luchici answered on 18 Jun 2014:

      Great question! Like most metals, barium can naturally be found in minerals such as barite and witherite.

      Cool fact about barium: Barium compounds are used to produce green coloured fireworks.

    • Photo: Ekbal Hussain

      Ekbal Hussain answered on 18 Jun 2014:

      Heya,

      Barium is one of the elements in the periodic table. It comes from the mineral barite. Barite rocks can be found in most places around the world.

      Almost half of all the barium produced for industry comes from China.

      Ekbal

    • Photo: Gemma Marsden

      Gemma Marsden answered on 18 Jun 2014:

      Barium is in the Earth’s crust and sea water in small amount. Most of the barite (mentioned by Andrei) is produced in the northern hemispshere.

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