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brookite

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brook·ite  (brkt)
n.
A mineral form of titanium dioxide, TiO2, having characteristic orthorhombic crystals and a red-brown to black color.
[After Henry James Brooke (1771-1857), British mineralogist.]
brookite [ˈbrʊkaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of titanium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in silica veins. Formula: TiO2
[named after Henry J. Brooke (died 1857), English mineralogist]


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2]) is a naturally occurring mineral found primarily as futile, anatase, brookite, and ilmenite (1).
Evidence that ultrafine titanium dioxide induces micronuclei and ... by Schiffman, Dietmar / Environmental Health Perspectives
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