JOURNAL 
OF THE 
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 
SIXTEENTH YEAR———PART SECOND 
1899 
ON THE UNIVERSAL DISTRIBUTION OF TITANIUM.’ 
BY CHARLES BASKERVILLE. 
The universal distribution of titanium in the mineral and 
plant world is practically acknowledged. V. Roussel” found 
it in basalt; Aleksiejew* in certain clays. Holland* found it 
in certain igneousrocks. Dunnington’ observed its occurrence 
in, the soil of Albemarle County, Va.; later the same writer 
with McCaleb‘ found it in sixteen specimens of soil collected 
from different sections of the United States. Subsequently 
after having examined a large number of samples of soil col- 
lected from all parts of the globe Professor Dunnington’ as- 
serted its universal occurrence in the soils of the world. 
W. A. Noyes’ found it in a number of Arkansas minerals. 
Hillebrand has shown its presence in a large number of rocks 
and minerals collected by the United States Geological Survey. 
Wait’ found it in the ashes of several plants and different 
1 J. Am. Chem. Soc., X XT, 1099. 
2 Ber. d. chem. Ges., 6, 1417, 6. 
3 Chem. Ztschr., Rep. 1896, 261. 
4 Chem. News, 59, 27. 
i Prov. As A.A. Sag4, 132- 
6 Am. Chem. J., 10, 36. 
1 Am. J. Sci., Dec., 1891; Chem. News, 65, 65. 
8 J. Anal. Appl. Chem., 5, 39: 
9 J. Am. Chem. Soc., 18, 402. 
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