Baddeleyite Mineral Data

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General Baddeleyite Information

Chemical Formula:

ZrO2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 123.22 gm

Zirconium 74.03 % Zr 100.00 % ZrO₂

Oxygen 25.97 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

ZrO₂

Environment:

Gem gravels and high temperature veins.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1892

Locality:

Caldas, Minas Gerais and Jacupiranga, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Joseph Baddeley, who first called attention to the Sri Lankan material.

Name Pronunciation:

Baddeleyite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 18190

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Baddeleyite Image

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Baddeleyite

Comments: Single crystal specimen of very rare baddeleyite pseudomorphing kimzeyite (garnet).
Location: Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Arkansas, USA. Scale: 0.9 X 1.0 cm.
© John Veevaert

Baddeleyite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9893:1:1.0216

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.1477, b = 5.203, c = 5.3156, Z = 4; beta = 99.38° V = 140.47 Den(Calc)= 5.83

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/c

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.16(1), 2.826(0.8), 2.611(0.6),

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Forms: ( 1 1 2) ( 0 1 1) ( 1 0 2) ( 1 0 0) ( 1 1 0) ( 0 0 1)

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McCullough J D , Trueblood K N , Acta Crystallographica , 12 (1959) p.507-511, The crystal structure of baddeleyite (monoclinic ZrO2)

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Physical Properties of Baddeleyite

Cleavage:

{001} Distinct

Color:

Brown, Brownish black, Colorless, Green, Greenish brown.

Density:

5.5 - 6, Average = 5.75

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Habit:

Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.

Hardness:

6.5 - Pyrite

Luster:

Adamantine

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Baddeleyite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.033 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.046 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2013,KPDmeas= 0.2041,KC= 0.211
Ncalc = 2.16 - 2.27

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=2.13, b=2.19, g=2.2, bire=0.0700, 2V(Calc)=42, 2V(Meas)=30. Dispersion strong, r > v.

Calculated Properties of Baddeleyite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.23 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Baddeleyite =5.75 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92

Photoelectric:

PE_Baddeleyite= 104.65 barns/electron
U=PE_Baddeleyite x rElectron Density= 546.95 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Baddeleyite is Not Radioactive

Baddeleyite Classification

Dana Class:

04.04.14.01 (04)Simple Oxides

(04.04)with a cation charge of 4+ (A++++ O2)

(04.04.14)Dana Group

04.04.14.01 Baddeleyite ZrO2 P 2₁/c 2/m

04.04.14.02 IMA2007-058! TiO2 P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.DE.35 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar

04.DE -With medium-sized cations; with various polyhedra

04.DE.35 Baddeleyite ZrO2 P 2₁/c 2/m

04.DE.35 IMA2007-058! TiO2 P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Baddeleyite Information

References:

NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Baddeleyite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Baddeleyite

ZrO2
Dana No: 04.04.14.01 Strunz No: 04.DE.35
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