ILMENITE
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ILMENITE Usage And Synthesis
Uses
Titanium paints and enamel, source of titanium metal, welding rods, titanium alloys, ceramics.
Definition
Iron-black mineral, black to brownish-red streak, submetallic luster, resembles magnetite in appearance but is readily distinguished by feeble magnetic character, d 4.5–5, Mohs hardness 5–6.