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baddeleyite

noun
badde·​ley·​ite | \ ˈbad(ᵊ)lēˌīt\
plural -s

Definition of baddeleyite

: a mineral ZrO2 consisting of zirconium oxide occuring in colorless, yellow, brown, or black tabular crystals

First Known Use of baddeleyite

1894, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for baddeleyite

Joseph Baddeley, 19th century Englishman who brought the first specimens from Ceylon + English -ite

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