baddeleyite
noun
badde·ley·ite
ˈbad(ᵊ)lēˌīt
plural -s
: a mineral ZrO2 consisting of zirconium oxide occurring in colorless, yellow, brown, or black tabular crystals
Word History
Etymology
Joseph Baddeley, 19th century Englishman who brought the first specimens from Ceylon + English -ite
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above