leucoxene
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See also: leucoxène
English
Noun
leucoxene (usually uncountable, plural leucoxenes)
- (mineralogy) A mineral, mostly composed of rutile, occurring in igneous rocks, often by alteration of ilmenite or other titanium minerals
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Leucoxene”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “leucoxene”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.