rutile

noun

A lustrous red, reddish-brown, or black mineral, TiO2, used as a gemstone, as an ore, and in paints and fillers.

noun

One of the three forms in which titanium dioxid occurs in nature. (See also octahedrite and brookite.)

noun

A mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant metallic adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals. In composition it is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and brookite.

noun

The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

noun

a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium