Leucoxene

Leucoxene is an alteration product of titanium-bearing minerals. Leucoxene is not a mineral because it lacks defined crystal structure and its chemical composition is far too variable to be expressed as a chemical formula. It varies in color from yellow to brown. It consists mainly of rutile or anatase. It is observed in some igneous rocks and iron ore deposits as the result of the alteration of ilmenite, perovskite, or titanite.Application: Raw material for production of titanium During the processing of leucoxene, plants use the following types of separation:

• Gravity separation

• Magnetic separation

• Electrical separation

Other methods of separation:

• Flotation

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucoxene

3. http://www.sandatlas.org/leucoxene/

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