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Ilmenite Mineral Data
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General Ilmenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++TiO3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 151.73 gm |
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Titanium 31.56 % Ti 52.65 % TiO2 |
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Iron 36.81 % Fe 47.35 % FeO |
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Oxygen 31.63 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+TiO3 |
| Environment: |
Common accessory mineral in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Commonly concentrated in placers as "black sand" deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1827 |
| Locality: |
Ilmen Mountains, southern Urals, of the Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after It's locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ilmenite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 30664 |
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Leucoxene - alteration product |
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Menaccanite |
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PDF 29-733 |
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Picroilmenite - Mg-rich ilmenite |
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Titanic Iron Ore |
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Titanoferrite |
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