| Baddeleyite, which is essentially pure zirconium dioxide, ZrO2, is the only other important zirconium mineral, but the commercial product is more cheaply recovered from zircon. |
| The element is almost invariably found in conjunction with ores of zirconium, especially zircon and baddeleyite. |
| The U content of these metamorphic baddeleyites is towards the low end of the range seen in igneous baddeleyite, but not sufficiently different to be diagnostic. |
| Interestingly, their first choice of name was brazilite, but that name had already been applied to the mineral baddeleyite. |
| Two zircon and four baddeleyite single crystals were analyzed. |
| But, with the development of new techniques, minerals, such as baddeleyite, can now be successfully recovered. |
