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Name: Baddeleyite
Bdy
IMA Chemistry: ZrO2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Baddeleyite contains elements:
Zirconium (Zr)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Sri Lanka
Year First Published: 1893
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Fletcher L (1893) On baddeleyite (native zirconia), a new mineral, from Rakawana, Ceylon, Mineralogical Magazine 10, 148-160
Structural Group Name: Baddeleyite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic|orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 4567.61 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 6.5
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 5.75
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