barytocalcite
Discovered in 1824 in England, it was named after its composition, it contains barium as much as barite and it is a carbonate (calcium, as calcite, but with the addition of barium).
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Discovered in 1824 in England, it was named after its composition, it contains barium as much as barite and it is a carbonate (calcium, as calcite, but with the addition of barium).
Its name honors Joseph Baddeley, who identified it in 1892 in some samples coming from Sri Lanka. This is the basic material used to manufacture synthetic zirconium oxide by the method of autocreuset to 2750 ° C.
It was identified in 1806 by René Just Haüy, its name comes from the Greek “apophylliso” which means “exfoliates”, “that flakes “ … to heat, friction, acid. There are several varieties according to their chemical composition: rich in sodium, it is the natroapophyllite; rich in