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Ilmenite

  • Ilmenite is a titanium-iron oxide mineral with the idealized formula FeTiO
  • It is a weakly magnetic black or steel-gray solid.
  • From a commercial perspective, ilmenite is the most important ore of titanium. 
  • Ilmenite is the main source of titanium dioxide, which is used in paints, printing inks, fabrics, plastics, paper, sunscreen, food and cosmetics.

Anorthosite

  • Anorthosite is an almost monomineralic, feldspathic rock with a great variety of industrial applications
  • Anorthosite massifs are known to host important ore depos- its such as ilmenite and are, in many cases, excellent sources for high-quality rock aggregate and also for dimension- stone.
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