brook|ite

brook|ite
brook|ite «BRUK yt», noun.
a mineral, titanium oxide, having the same composition as rutile but found in orthorhombic crystals of a brown or yellow color to black. Formula: TiO2
[< H. J. Brooke, 1771-1857, an English mineralogist + English -ite1]

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