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UPSC 2023: Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?
(a)Aluminium
(b)Copper
(c)Iron
(d)Titanium
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Ilmenite (FeTiO₃) and Rutile (TiO₂) are the two principal ores mined globally to produce titanium metal and TiO₂ pigment. They are not significant sources of aluminium, copper or iron. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilmenite?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper 1, as Question 13. It falls under Geography > Economic & Mineral Geography.
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