Ilmenite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO₃ countable, uncountable

    "The basalt of Goose Island of the Ice Harbor Member is unique for the occurrence of microphenocrysts of ilmenite and titanmagnetite."

  2. 2
    a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium wordnet

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guadarramitemenaccanitemenaccanite

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"The basalt of Goose Island of the Ice Harbor Member is unique for the occurrence of microphenocrysts of ilmenite and titanmagnetite."

Etymology

Named after Ilmen Mountains in Russia + -ite in 1827.

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