: a reddish-brown to black mineral that consists of titanium dioxide usually with a little iron and has a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster
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As a crystal of zircon, apatite or rutile forms, trace amounts of radioactive uranium get incorporated into its structure.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The analysis revealed the presence of zircon, apatite and rutile grains within the fragments.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
These rock particles contain fragile minerals called apatite and rutile that tell scientists about recent geology, as well as zircon, a super sturdy mineral that can let researchers peer billions of years into the past.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The team took samples from two fragments of the Altar Stone and examined the age and chemistry of grains of zircon, apatite, and rutile using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, along with isotopic analysis.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
But the apatite and rutile grains came from between 458 million and 470 million years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Titanium ores ilmenite and rutile are available in many countries, but the capability to turn them into titanium sponge—its purest form, which is mixed into alloys for industrial purposes—is far more limited.
—Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
Choose from an assortment of colors, including satin white, rutile blue, blue-green satin matte, and Joe’s green.
—Shelby Comroe, Marie Claire, 7 Dec. 2020
Titanium oxide is rare on Earth, found in minerals such as rutile, anatase, and brookite.
—Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2017
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The analysis revealed the presence of zircon, apatite and rutile grains within the fragments.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
These rock particles contain fragile minerals called apatite and rutile that tell scientists about recent geology, as well as zircon, a super sturdy mineral that can let researchers peer billions of years into the past.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
The team took samples from two fragments of the Altar Stone and examined the age and chemistry of grains of zircon, apatite, and rutile using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, along with isotopic analysis.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
But the apatite and rutile grains came from between 458 million and 470 million years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Titanium ores ilmenite and rutile are available in many countries, but the capability to turn them into titanium sponge—its purest form, which is mixed into alloys for industrial purposes—is far more limited.
—Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
Choose from an assortment of colors, including satin white, rutile blue, blue-green satin matte, and Joe’s green.
—Shelby Comroe, Marie Claire, 7 Dec. 2020
Titanium oxide is rare on Earth, found in minerals such as rutile, anatase, and brookite.
—Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2017
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“Rutile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rutile. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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