ilmenite
/ˈɪlmənʌɪt
/noun [mass noun]
A black mineral consisting of oxides of iron and titanium, of which it is the main ore.Some of the characteristic minerals found in kimberlite are olivine, pyrope garnet, enstatite, diopside, ilmenite, phlogopite, perovskite, magnetite, and spinel....
- Titanium resides principally in heavy minerals: ilmenite, rutile, anatase and sphene, whereas Zr is located predominantly in zircon.
- The pegmatite is composed of microcline, plagioclase and quartz with minor amounts of clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, ilmenite and zircon.
Origin
Early 19th century: named after the Ilmen mountains in the Urals + -ite1.