The star sapphire does, not the rutile that causes it. From Wordnik.com. [Update] Reference
Bauxite and rutile mines have been shut down by civil strife. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Ge ele ditaola tsona tate wa rena Sisulu otlogile a re rutile. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The cube became colorless again save for the rutile and other inclusions. From Wordnik.com. [Carnivores of Light and Darkness]
Plans continue to reopen bauxite and rutile mines shut down during the conflict. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The mining of diamonds, bauxite, and rutile is the major source of hard currency. From Wordnik.com. [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference
The estimated resources of rutile in the world contain about 230 million tons of titanium dioxide. From Wordnik.com. [Titanium] Reference
Most heavy-mineral sands also have a high content of titanium-bearing minerals, such as ilmenite and rutile. From Wordnik.com. [Zirconium] Reference
"The company intends to mine the dunes for ilminite and rutile, two common industrial minerals found in beach sand.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A recent increase in political stability has led to a revival of economic activity such as the rehabilitation of bauxite and rutile mining. From Wordnik.com. [Sierra Leone] Reference
There is clay to be found in some of the river valleys, with an appreciable alumina content, and rutile (titanium dioxide) is not uncommon. From Wordnik.com. [A Case Of Conscience]
A recent increase in political stability has led to a revival of economic activity, such as the rehabilitation of bauxite and rutile mining. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The sand is siliceous and, as with other sand masses on the New South Wales north coast, contains significant quantities of the heavy minerals rutile, zircon and ilmenite. From Wordnik.com. [Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, Australia] Reference
The minerals include monazite, ilmenite, zircon, rutile and some iron. From Wordnik.com. [The New Nation] Reference
The principal titanium minerals are rutile (titanium oxide) and ilmenite. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
I observed neither hornblende, black schorl, nor rutile titanite, in this granite. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
China had bought a record 8,612 tonnes of rutile in 2009, up from 1,080 a year before. From Wordnik.com. [LBO-Lanka Business Online] Reference
It would be the intention to sell the rutile concentrate to titanium metal and pigment producers. From Wordnik.com. Reference
By-product opportunities, including for gold, illmenite and rutile are also being investigated as a priority. From Wordnik.com. [Marketwire - Breaking News Releases] Reference
But the rutile mines are working full out, and extremely profitable, with armed white men again in charge of security. From Wordnik.com. [Craig Murray] Reference
Iluka said demand for its products has remained strong, with zircon and rutile sales year-to-date exceeding production. From Wordnik.com. [WA Business News - Latest News] Reference
Kenmare's mine at Moma produces ilmenite, the ore from which titanium is made, while it also has reserves of rutile and zircon. From Wordnik.com. [Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Ilemenite and rutile is used to produce Titanium metal used in the aerospace industry, and Titanium dioxide pigment, used in paints. From Wordnik.com. [LBO-Lanka Business Online] Reference
There are currently five synthetic rutile plants situated in the Perth Basin, with an overall significant underutilisation of capacity. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
To turn this story full circle, let us turn back to Sierra Leone. 65\% of the measured exports of this country come from its rutile mines. From Wordnik.com. [Craig Murray] Reference
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