Rutile is recoveredthrough surface mining and dredging of dense beachsands. Uses. Because it has a very high index of refraction, rutile is used for many purposes inoptics, a vast majority of which come fromsynthetic rutile, which was first produced in 1948. As a source of titanium dioxide pigment, rutile is used in plastics, paper products, paints,sunscreen, and evenfood coloring.
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