The baddeleyite is a rare zirconium oxide.
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Baddeleyite
- Etymology : From Joseph BADDELEY’s name who brought the first samples from Sri Lanka.
- Discovery: 1892 by Fletcher in Kommonnangam, Rakwana, Sri Lanka.
- Type localityKommonnangam, Rakwana, Sri Lanka.
- Comment : The baddeleyite is a rare zirconium oxide.
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : ZrO2
- Hardness (Mohs) : 6.5
- Density : 5.74
- Refractive index : 2.13 - 2.20
- Crystal system : Monoclinic
- Mineralogical Class : Oxides
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- Baddeleyite – Sri Lanka
