C/9½ R High Potassium Spar Glazes#6--C/9½ R. Glaçures Riches en Feldspath Potassique #6

mercredi 9 février 2011

QIT Ilmenite

QIT stands for Quebec Iron & Titanium, it owns
an ilmenite mine in northeastern Quebec;
the ore is shipped to Tracy where it is processed
to titanium dioxide slags, iron pigs, steel billets
and steel auto parts.

A typical analysis is as such :

SiO2 10.54
Al2O3 6.70
Fe2O3 32.72
TiO2 25.69
CaO 2.06
MgO 3.76
FeO 12.7
Imputities 5.66
Total 100

A theorotical substitution of it is as follows
for 1% of the stuff :

Rutile .260
Fe2O3 .450
EPK .170
Dolomite .100
Silica .020
Total 1.000