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Mineral Reference Lookup for baddeleyita

This reference page contains mineralogic data for baddeleyita and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.


Minerals matching baddeleyita in the database: Baddeleyita  

Mineralogical Reference

baddeleyita
MineralBaddeleyita
SynonymBaddeleyite

Baddeleyite (synonym)

MineralBaddeleyite
ChemistryZrO 2
ColorColourlessYellow Green red dishetc.
LusterVitreous
TransparencyMonoclinic
CrystalSystemMonoclinic
Hardness
IMAStatusApproved
Discovered1892
CellParametersa = 5.14b = 5.2c = 5.31 β=99.38°
Ratioa:b:c = 0.988 : 1 : 1.021
OpticalTypeBiaxial (-)
RIn α =2.130 n β =2.190 n γ =2.200
Birefringenceδ=0.070
SurfaceReliefVery High
TypeLocalityKollonnagam Rakwana Sabaragamuwa province Sri Lanka
Strunz4/D.31-10 4 : Oxides & Hydroxides D : Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:2 (MO2 and related compounds) 31 : Badleyite - Uraninite series
JSPCBD_247
CITTUM_144
JETPND_026
SJEWSAP_002
AGBTBD_044
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