Baddeleyite – ZrO<sub>2</sub> – from Lovasjärvi diabase, south-eastern Finland

Baddeleyite is described from a basic intrusion from southeastern Finland. Microprobe analyses resulted in the following chemical composition besides ZrO2: HfO2 0.9‒1.5, FeO 0.2, TiO2 < 0.1 and Al2O3 < 0.1 percent. The mineral occurs together with zircon and quartz. Comments concerning this mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: J. Siivola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society of Finland 1977-06-01
Series:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
Online Access:http://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume49/sgs_bt_049_1_pages_059_064.pdf