Minerals of the dnsity greater than 2.9 were separated from Kampaku kaolin, the white kaolin, from Kampaku Mine, Haguro-mura, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, by means of heavy liquid. The main part of the separated minerals was composed of light brown particles. The chemical analysis of the separated minerals have shown that about 78% was titanium oxide. The titanium oxide mineral was found to be anatase, admixed with a minute amounts of rutile by X-ray method.
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