baddeleyite

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What does baddeleyite mean?

A rare zirconium oxide mineral occurring in a variety of monoclinic prismatic crystal forms.

Where does baddeleyite come from?

After Joseph Baddeley, who described the original Sri Lankan find, + -ite.

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