Ilmenite is a titanium oxide complexed with iron (FeTiO 3), and while sometimes found in its pure form, it’s more often found mixed with manganese and magnesium. Ilmenite is mostly found in ...

The first titanium compound was identified by a Cornish vicar named William Gregor in 1791, when he extracted the impure oxide. He dissolved it in acid and got a colourless solution, but found that it ...