[ noun ] a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium <noun.substance>
Rutile \Ru"tile\ (r[udd]"t[i^]l), n. [L. rutilus red, inclining to golden yellow.] (Min.) 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.
The company, which produces kaolin and rutile, said it expects the plant addition to be the first of several.
The two companies said Gold Fields produces such strategic materials as rutile and zircon and will soon produce platinum.