Brookite
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Description
One of three naturally occuring isomorphic forms of Titanium dioxide: anatase, rutile and brookite. Brookite forms red-brown or blackish crystals with a metallic luster. It was named for the English mineralogist H.J.Brooke. Brookite deposits occur in the Alps and in Wales (Fronolen).
Synonyms and Related Terms
titanium dioxide; brookiet (Ned.); brukit (Pol.); brookita (Port.); brokita (Esp.); Brookit (Deut.)
Other Properties
Orthorhombic crystalline system.
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Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: brookite" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed January 22, 2002].
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- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
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