Baddeleyite | |
Chemical Formula |
ZrO2 |
Species |
Oxides & Hydroxides |
Crystal System |
Monoclinic |
Mohs Scale |
6 |
Specific Gravity |
5.5-6 |
Color |
Colorless to yellow, green, greenish or reddish brown, brown, iron-black |
Streak |
White |
Luster |
Vitreous, Greasy |
Refractive Index |
n = 2.130 n = 2.190 n = 2.200 |
Diaphaneity |
Transparent |
Cleavage |
Very Goodnearly perfect on , less perfect on and |
Fracture |
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal |
Crystal Habit:Tabular prismatic, radially fibrous in botryoidal masses | |
Geological Setting:An accessory mineral in carbonatites and kimberlites; in syenites, diabases, gabbros, anorthosites; detrital in gem gravels; also in lunar basalt, tektites and meteorites. |