Barite shine mafi shahararren ma'adinai na barium (Ba) kuma tsarin sa shine barium sulfate. Ana iya amfani da shi wajen yin farin pigment (wanda aka fi sani da lithopone), kuma ana iya amfani da shi a wasu masana'antun da dama, kamar su sinadarai, takarda, zane da masana'antar gilashi.