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What is it and where is it formed?
Titanium is a metal that is as strong as steel but weighs a
whole lot less. It is a very common
mineral and is found in
igneous rocks. It is usually found in rutile, ilmenite,
magnetite, and iron. It is only found in a combination; never
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How and where is it mined? Titanium is
mined using
strip mining. The soil is sent to factories where
they take out the ore. It costs a lot of money to separate
titanium from ore. Because of this, titanium costs a lot of
money. It is mined in China, Russia, Australia, Canada, India,
Norway, South Africa, Ukraine, and the United States [Arkansas]. |
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What is it used for? Titanium is used for
medical equipment, jewelry, military armor, airplanes, paint,
paper, plastics, and laptop computers. Titanium can handle high
heat so it is used in industries that need this quality. |
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Titanium is found in meteorites.
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Mineral Characteristic |
What the
mineralogists say |
Kid's Guide: What it REALLY
means! |
| Chemical Symbol |
Ti |
It
is on the
Periodic Table of the Elements. |
| Color |
Silver gray or white |
These are the common colors of the mineral. |
| Streak |
Black |
If
the stone was crushed, this is what color the powder
would be. |
| Transparency |
Opaque |
You
can not see through it. |
| Luster |
Metallic |
It
is shiny when a light shines on it. |
| Cleavage |
None |
It
breaks but it doesn’t break the in layers or chunks that
are the same each time. |
| Fracture |
Brittle |
When
the mineral is cold, it breaks easily. |
| Magnetism |
Weak |
There is only a little attraction to a magnet. |
| Hardness |
4 |
It
can be scratched by a steel nail but it can’t scratch
glass. |
| Specific gravity |
4.5 |
It
is an average weight for a metallic element. |
| Crystal Shape |
Hexagonal |
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Links:
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Citations:
Holmbeck, David. Titanium.jpg. "Ebay
Question for item #6597260069 [Titanium]." E-mail to Club Web.
23 Jan 2006.
“Titanium.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2000 ed.
“Titanium.”
21 Oct. 2005.
<http://www.mii.org/Minerals/phototitan.html>.
Zim, Herbert S.
Rocks and minerals: a guide to familiar minerals, gems, ores and rocks.
New York: Golden Press, 1957.
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