Abstract. Barite formation is of concern for many utilisations the geological subsurface, ranging from oil and gas extraction to geothermal reservoirs. It also acts as a scavenger mineral retention radium within nuclear waste repositories. The impact its precipitation on flow properties has been shown vary by orders magnitude, emphasising need robust prediction models. An experimental flow-thro...

CRA thanks the SFB 1214 (project A07) funded by German Research Foundation (DFG) and Zukunftskolleg from the University of Konstanz. ERA acknowledges funding was provided by Spanish Government (grant RTI2018-099565- B-I00), Junta de Andalucia (research group RNM-179), and University Granada (Unidad Cientifica de Excelencia UCE-PP2016-05). In addition, we would like to thank the personnel...