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This was also asked in Chemistry Stack Exchange, where it was noted that barium sulfate is insoluble in water and generally insoluble in acids. A quick check reveals that indeed the otherm minerals can be dissolved in nitric acid and so should yield to aqua regia. Thus barite is the troublemaker.
Barite can be dissolved in hot alkaline chelating solutions, ...
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