Baddeleyite [ ZrO2 ]

Images of Baddeleyite

Material properties

Formula ZrO2
Abbreviation Bdy
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1893
Crystal symmetry Triclinic, Point group 1, Space group P1 (#2)
Classification Zirconia
Variant lunar
Luminescence emitters Dy, Eu, Intrinsic defect, Nd, Sm, Vacancy
Spectra Luminescence (1)
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Tags Mineral, Simple oxide

Composition

Element Atoms
O 2
Zr 1
Total: 3

References for Baddeleyite

Reference
Lines Spectra Images
Eremenko & Khrenov 1982 3 0 0
Gaft et al. 2005 1 0 0
Karakus & Moore 1988 1 0 0
CSIRO CL spectra 2016 2 0 0
CSIRO/WUStL Apollo 12 (2019) 1 1 1

Specimens of Baddeleyite

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
Apollo 12032-366-19x NASA Alkali feldspar (var. lunar), Apatite (var. lunar), Baddeleyite (var. lunar), Fayalite (var. lunar), Hedenbergite (var. lunar), Ilmenite (var. lunar), Merrillite (var. lunar), Plagioclase (var. lunar), Silica (var. lunar), Troilite (var. lunar), Zirconolite (var. lunar) 6 CL