Mineralogical and Technological Features of the Titanium ...
The main titanium-containing phases formed during the weathering of ilmenite are pseudorutile (Fe 2+,Fe 3+) 2 – n Ti 3 O 9 (modified ilmenite) and leucoxene. As the iron was removed, the voids formed in the ore grains of ilmenite were filled with ultrafine quartz, which crystallized from the silica brought by hydrothermal solutions.