braziliten.
/brəˈzɪlʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
= baddeleyite n.
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lithiophorite1871
baddeleyite1892
brazilite1893
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magnetoplumbite1926
nigerite1946
1893 L. Fletcher in Min. Mag. X. 158 Since the results of the above investigation [on Baddeleyite]..a description of a new mineral, Brazilite, has appeared in the Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie..as part of a letter sent by Dr. Hussak from Brazil.
1893 L. Fletcher in Min. Mag. X. 160 Dr. Hussak, with characteristic courtesy, offers to simplify mineralogical nomenclature by withdrawing the name Brazilite.
1955 J. C. Brown & A. K. Dey India's Min. Wealth (ed. 3) v. 253 Baddeleyite (or brazilite) the natural oxide of zirconium (ZrO2).
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