Barium Periodic table
Barium is most commonly found as the mineral barite (BaSO 4) and witherite (BaCO 3) Uses of Barium. Barium is used as a "flashed getter" in vacuum tubes to remove the last traces of gases. Barium is an important element in yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) superconductors. An alloy of barium with nickel is used in sparkplug wire.