leucoxene

leucoxene
leu·cox·ene

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  • Leucoxene — Leu*cox ene (l[ u]*k[o^]ks [=e]n), n. [Leuco + Gr. xe nos stranger.] (Min.) A nearly opaque white mineral, in part identical with titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the alteration of titanic iron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leucoxene — is a fine granular alteration product of titanium minerals. It varies in color from yellow to brown. It is not a valid mineral species and consists mainly of rutile or anatase. It is observed in some igneous rocks and iron ore deposits as the… …   Wikipedia

  • leucoxène — ● leucoxène nom masculin Produit microcristallin d altération des minéraux titanés …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Leucoxene — Leucoxen, auch Leukoxen oder Leucoxene ist eine Mixtur aus eisen und titanhaltigen Mineralien.[1] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Eigenschaften 2 Vorkommen 3 Verwendung 4 Einzelnachweise // …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • leucoxene — noun A mineral, mostly composed of rutile, occurring in igneous rocks, often by alteration of ilmenite or other titanium minerals …   Wiktionary

  • leucoxene — /luˈkɒksin/ (say looh kokseen) noun a mineral, an amorphous hydrated titanium dioxide, formed by the alteration of ilmenite and other titanium bearing minerals. {German leukoxen} …  

  • leucoxene — lüˈkäkˌsēn noun ( s) Etymology: German leukoxen, from leuk leuc + xen xene : a mineral consisting mostly of rutile and partly of anatase or sphene occurring in some igneous rocks from the alteration of ilmenite …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ilmenite — from Miask, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast , Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia. 4.5 x 4.3 x 1.5 cm General Category Oxide mineral …   Wikipedia

  • titanium processing — Introduction       preparation of the ore for use in various products.       Titanium (Ti) is a soft, ductile, silvery gray metal with a melting point of 1,675° C (3,047° F). Owing to the formation on its surface of an oxide film that is… …   Universalium

  • Heavy mineral sands ore deposits — Heavy minerals (dark) in a quartz beach sand (Chennai, India). Heavy mineral sands are a class of ore deposit which is an important source of zirconium, titanium, thorium, tungsten, rare earth elements, the industrial minerals diamond …   Wikipedia

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