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Definition of Baddeleyite
1. Noun. A mineral consisting of zirconium oxide.
Definition of Baddeleyite
1. Noun. (minerology) A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Baddeleyite
Literary usage of Baddeleyite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Petrographic Methods: The Authorized English Translation of Part I by Ernst Weinschenk, Robert Watson Clark (1912)
"baddeleyite (7) Up to the present time baddeleyite is only known in basic granular
soda rocks. The cross sections are usually elongated and show twinning ..."
2. Building a Network of Welcoming Services: Amerasian Resettlement by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Figures are in metric tons, may not add to totals shown due to rounding, and
include an insignificant amount of baddeleyite. ..."
3. Rock Minerals, Their Chemical and Physical Characters and Their by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1906)
"baddeleyite. Zr02. Zirconium dioxide with a small amount of iron oxides.
Insoluble in acids. Monoclinic; a:b:c = 0.9S71:l:0.5114, /?=81° 14.5'. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"No lines for baddeleyite (ZrO2) were observed. ... El Goresy states that the
presence of baddeleyite in impact glasses is indicative of a very high ..."
5. Zirconium and Its Compounds by Francis Preston Venable (1922)
"baddeleyite is the mineralogical name, and distinct fibrous ... Besides the
occurrence of baddeleyite in Brazil it has been found in the United States, ..."