See also: Ilmenite and ilménite

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Ilmenite
 
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Etymology

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Named after Ilmen Mountains in Russia[1] +‎ -ite in 1827.[2]

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ilmenite (countable and uncountable, plural ilmenites)

  1. (mineralogy) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3
    • 1983, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, page 9:
      The basalt of Goose Island of the Ice Harbor Member is unique for the occurrence of microphenocrysts of ilmenite and titanmagnetite.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ilmenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • ilmenite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume I, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1944
  2. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /il.meˈni.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: il‧me‧nì‧te

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ilmenite f (plural ilmeniti)

  1. ilmenite

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