Baddeleyite
Baddeleyiet, Baddeleyit, Baddeleyita, Бадделеит, ﾊﾞﾃﾞﾚ石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
extremely rare (world rarities)
relatively rare organic material
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: ZrO2
Mineral class: oxides Crystal system: monoclinic Mohs scale: 6.5 Density (g/cm3): 5.4 - 6.02 Refractive index: 2.13 - 2.20 Cleavage: very good Colors: colorless, grey, yellow, brown, green, black Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: - Largest Baddeleyite crystal: 6 cm? Deposits: worldwide Discovery: 1892 1st Description: 1892? Name: To honor Joseph Baddeley, English tea farmer who discovered the mineral in 1892 |
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Baddeleyite Mineral
Size: Micromount Origin: Krufter Ofen / Laacher See Lake / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Baddeleyite Mineral
Size: Micromount Origin: Laacher See Lake / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Baddeleyite Mineral
Size: Micromount Origin: Laacher See Lake / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Baddeleyite Mineral
Size: 0.8 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm Origin: Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © kqminerals.com |
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Baddeleyite Mineral
Size: 2.5 x 2.2 x 1 cm Origin: Phalaborwa / Limpopo Prov. / South Africa Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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