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BRAZILITE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A mixture of baddeleyite, zircon, and altered zircon.

OBS

The term has also been applied to an oil shale, to a fibrous variety of baddeleyite, and as a synonym of baddeleyite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Variété de baddeleyite.

CONT

Le zirconium [...] est de plus en plus employé en sidérurgie [...]; le principal [minerai] est le zircon. [...] Son altération donne la baddeleyite ou brazilite [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
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