\▐bru-▐kīt\ n [Henry J. Brooke † 1859 English mineralogist] (1825) Rutile form of titanium dioxide characterized by its orthorhombic form. Its color varies from black to reddish brown. It is not used directly as a pigment.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Brookite. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_1621
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