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brookite

[ brook-ahyt ]

noun

Mineralogy.
  1. a brown, red, or black mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , trimorphous with rutile and anatase.


brookite

/ ˈ²ú°ùÊŠ°ì²¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. a reddish-brown to black mineral consisting of titanium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form: occurs in silica veins. Formula: TiO 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brookite1

1875–80; named after H. J. Brooke (1771–1857), English mineralogist; -ite 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brookite1

C19: named after Henry J. Brooke (died 1857), English mineralogist
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In some crystals, e.g. brookite, the optic axes for red light and for blue light may be, at certain temperatures, in planes at right angles.

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The two latter are tetragonal in crystallization, whilst brookite is orthorhombic.

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Two types of brookite crystals may be distinguished.

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The lustre of brookite is metallic-adamantine.

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Brookite occurs only as crystals, never in compact masses, and is usually associated with either anatase or rutile.

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