Niobium-bearing Rutile

Where it forms, where it's found

85recorded occurrences

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Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
41NbNiobium Niobium 1 92.906 92.906
53.77%
22TiTitanium Titanium 1 47.867 47.867
27.71%
8OOxygen Oxygen 2 15.999 31.998
18.52%
Total 172.771 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
41NbNiobium	Niobium	1	92.906	92.906	53.77%
22TiTitanium	Titanium	1	47.867	47.867	27.71%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	2	15.999	31.998	18.52%
	Total	172.771	100.00%

Synonyms

Nb-Rutile
Niobian Rutile

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Černy, P., Paul, B.J., Hawthorne, F.C., Chapman, R. (1981) A niobian rutile-disordered columbite intergrowth from the Huron Claim pegmatite, southeastern Manitoba. Canadian Mineralogist 19, 541-548.
1995Foord, Eugene E., Lichte, Frederick E., Chirnside, William, Esposito, Kenneth J., Davis, Andrew M. (1995) A New U-Ti-Ca-HREE Hydrated Oxide and Associated Niobian Rutile from Topaz Valley, Utah, in March - April 1995. The Mineralogical Record, 26 (2) 122-128
1999Černý, Petr, Chapman, Ron, Simmons, William B., Chackowsky, Leonard E. (1999) Niobian rutile from the McGuire granitic pegmatite, Park County, Colorado; solid solution, exsolution, and oxidation. American Mineralogist, 84 (5) 754-763 doi:10.2138/am-1999-5-607DOI: 10.2138/am-1999-5-607
2000Cerny, P., Chapman, R., Masau, M. (2000) Two-stage exsolution of a titanian (Sc,Fe3+)(Nb,Ta)O4 phase in niobian rutile from southern Norway. The Canadian Mineralogist, 38 (4) 907-913 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.38.4.907 DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.38.4.907
2004Klementova, M., Rieder, M. (2004) EXSOLUTION IN NIOBIAN RUTILE FROM THE PEGMATITE DEPOSIT AT GREENBUSHES, AUSTRALIA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (6) 1859-1870 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1859 DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1859

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Niobium-bearing Rutile — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/niobium-bearing-rutile-10653},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}