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Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 9:32 AM
Barium's name originates from Greek βαρύς barys, meaning "heavy",
describing the density of some common barium-containing ores. Alchemists
in the early Middle Ages knew about some barium minerals. Smooth
pebble-like stones of mineral barite found in Bologna,
Italy
were known as "Bologna stones". The fact that after exposed to light,
they would glow for years, attracted them to witches and Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire.
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