noun
- Plural of ilmenite; iron titanium oxide minerals (FeTiO₃) that are important ores of titanium and iron.
Usage: technical; mineralogy; geology
Examples
- Ilmenites are commonly found in beach sands and heavy mineral deposits.
- The mining company extracted ilmenites to produce titanium dioxide pigment.
- Geologists identified ilmenites in the rock samples using X-ray diffraction.
- Ilmenites serve as a primary source of titanium for industrial applications.
- The concentration of ilmenites in the ore deposit made it economically viable for extraction.