Articles on Barium Compounds, Including - Baryte, Psilomelane, Witherite, Alstonite, Barytocalcite, Harmotome, Haggertyite, Celsian, Todorokite, Sanbornite, Roman Chite, Kukharenkoite-(Ce), McKelveyite, Hyalophane, Pabstite, Kampfite (Paperback)

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