Baddeckite was found in clay 'about half a mile from the town of Baddeck'. The exact location is not described. The GPS coordinates are for the town of Baddeck. The supposed mineral was later found to be an intimate mixture of muscovite and hematite.

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References:

Hoffman, G.C. (1898) Baddeckite, a New Variety of Muscovite. American Journal of Science: 4(6): 274-275.

Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.

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References

Hoffman, G.C. (1898) Baddeckite, a New Variety of Muscovite. American Journal of Science: 4(6): 274-275.

(1898)

Schaller, Waldemar T., Henderson, Edw. P. (1926) Purple muscovite from New Mexico. American Mineralogist, 11 (1) 5-16

(1926)

Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.

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