Description:
In spite of the improbability that a deposit of barytes in the State
of Arizona could be mined profitably under existing conditions, the
Arizona Bureau of Mines frequently receives samples of barytes (barite)
from all parts of the State together with requests for information
concerning the value, properties, uses, etc. of this mineral. The
Bureau has, therefore, deemed it advisable to prepare this pamphlet
which admittedly covers the barytes industry imperfectly. It is
hoped, however, that the facts presented herein will prove helpful
to the many prospectors and others whom the Bureau endeavors to
serve ; and that, although the distribution of this pamphlet may not
stimulate the State's mineral production, it may still be the means
of preventing what is very likely to prove a useless expenditure of
time and money.
For more complete information on the subject the reader may consult
the articles and publications listed in the selected bibliography
that forms a part of this bulletin. 18 p.