different between ilmenite vs leucoxene

English

Etymology

Named after Ilmen Mountains in Russia +? -ite in 1827.

Noun

ilmenite (countable and uncountable, plural ilmenites)

1. (mineralogy) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO₃

Synonyms

• menaccanite

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Ilmenite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “ilmenite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• line item, melinite, menilite, time line, time-line, timeline

Italian

Noun

ilmenite f (plural ilmeniti)

1. ilmenite

Anagrams

• metileni

English

Noun

leucoxene (usually uncountable, plural leucoxenes)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral, mostly composed of rutile, occurring in igneous rocks, often by alteration of ilmenite or other titanium minerals

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Leucoxene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “leucoxene”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.