Baddeleyite
Myan Gyi mine, Thurein-taung, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
Baddeleyite is a fairly rare zirconium oxide species that dates back to 1892 when it was named after the British geologist, Joseph Baddeley. While working as the superintendent of a railroad project in Rakwana, Sri Lanka in the 1890s, Baddeley found an unusual mineral and sent samples back to London for analysis. According to mindat.org, "This ...
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