Baddeleyite
A mineral with the same chemical composition as cubic zirconia. It is powdered, melted down, and mixed with oxides to make cubic zirconia.
Baffa diamond
Baffa diamond is actually rock crystal and not a real diamond.
The mineral baddeleyite has the same chemical composition, but to become a CZ the mineral must be heated to almost 5000 degrees Fahrenheit and have an oxide stabilizer such as yttrium or calcium added to keep it from reverting back to its original ...
Zirconium dioxide, known as baddeleyite, is found as a naturally occurring mineral, but with a different, monoclinic, crystalline structure.
Zircon, Zirconia, Zirconium Minerals
The zirconium minerals zircon, baddeleyite and zirconolite are a close family.
Minerals of the Earth's Surface
The thousands of minerals known in rocks become a mere handful at the Earth's surface.
It is an altered form of the mineral baddeleyite, whose chemical composition is zirconium oxide. Synthetic coloured stones like synthetic Spinel are also sold in the name of this gemstone.
While it occurs naturally in small quantities as the mineral baddeleyite, all of the CZ on the market is produced in the laboratory through skull-melting techniques.
Zircon resembles diamond in its luster and fire, yet it has a tendency to chip out at the facet junctions over the years, so it not prized as highly. (Cubic zirconia, a well-known diamond simulant, is an altered form of the mineral baddeleyite, ...
 See also: Diamond, Oxide, Mineral, Zirconia, Color
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