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ilmenite

ilmenite

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A black mineral with iron and titanium that miners dig up to get titanium
  • noun
  • /ˈɪlməˌnaɪt/
  • Specialized
: ilmenita
  • Researchers found that ilmenite can be used to create robust materials for aerospace applications.
  • ilmenite mineral
  • ilmenite and magnetite

Examples

  • Ilmenite is a critical mineral for producing ilmenite, as it is rich in iron and titanium oxide.

  • Decorative cubes of ilmenite (a black iron-titanium mineral) from Chiapas and polished gray-black magnetite mirrors.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The mining process for ilmenite requires careful extraction to preserve its valuable titanium content.

Surface Forms

ilmenite singular
ilmenites plural

Etymology

Ilmenite comes from the place name Ilmen in Russia plus the common mineral ending -ite, seen in words like graphite and calcite. So ilmenite simply means the 'mineral from Ilmen', which helps explain why this name is used for the black rock that is a main source of titanium.