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Baddeleyite
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Zirconium dioxid (ZrO
2
), occurring in tabular monoclinic crystals from yellow to brown or black in color: first found in the gem-sands of Rakwana. Ceylon, and later in Brazil (there called
brazilite
) and in Sweden.
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noun.
A rare
zirconium
oxide
mineral
occurring in a variety of
monoclinic
prismatic
crystal
forms.
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noun.
a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide
Word Usage
"Russia and Brazil also have large deposits of baddeleyite."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
mineral