<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">blanc fixe</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>barite</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>permanent white</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>transparent white pigment</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>inert pigment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>constant white</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>enamel white</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>process white</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A synthetic, permanent, stable white pigment prepared from precipitated barium sulfate (barite) since ca.1820s. The pure white powder is transparent when used as a filler or base for lake pigments. The reproducible whiteness of high purity led to its use in the standard white tiles for reflectance spectrophotometry.  ]]></note></mads>