Ilmenite (English spelling)

Japanese: チタン鉄鉱 - ちたんてっこう(英語表記)ilmenite
Ilmenite (English spelling)

One of the ore minerals of titanium. The ores that can be used occur in orthomagmatic deposits and alluvial deposits (iron sand), where they coexist closely with magnetite. They also occur in basic rocks to granitic pegmatites, and in medium to high temperature hydrothermal deposits, as well as in various igneous and metamorphic rocks as minor components. Most of the TiO2 content in high-Ti basalts on the moon comes from ilmenite. Its euhedral shape is hexagonal plate-like. In Japan, one with a diameter of over 10 cm was found in Zenihara, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture. Those in granitic pegmatites contain manganese, while those in kimberlites and lunar rocks often contain magnesium.

[Akira Kato]

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Ilmenite
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Ilmenite


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

チタンの鉱石鉱物の一つ。鉱石として利用できるものは、正マグマ性鉱床、漂砂鉱床(砂鉄)中に産し、磁鉄鉱と密接に共存する。ほかに塩基性岩~花崗(かこう)岩質ペグマタイト、中~高温熱水鉱床中に産するほか、各種火成岩、変成岩中に少量成分として産する。月面に産する高Ti玄武岩のTiO2量の大部分はチタン鉄鉱による。自形は六角板状。日本では、大阪府茨木市銭原(ぜにはら)で径10センチメートルを超えるものを産した。花崗岩質ペグマタイト中のものはマンガンを含み、キンバレー岩や月面岩石中のものはマグネシウムを含むものが多い。

[加藤 昭]

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