RUTILE

 Name/Formula
RUTILE (TiO2)
Rutile was first described in 1803 by Abraham Gottlob Werner using specimens
obtained in Horcajuelo de la Sierra, Madrid (Spain), which is consequently the type
locality.

Abraham Gottlob Werner - a German geologist who set out an early theory about the
stratification of the Earth's crust and propounded a history of the Earth that came to be
known as Neptunism. While most tenets of Neptunism were eventually set aside,
Werner is remembered for his demonstration of chronological succession in rocks; for
the zeal with which he infused his pupils; and for the impulse, he thereby gave to the
study of geology. He has been called the "father of German geology"

The name is from the Latin rutilus, meaning "reddish." The mineral was already known
under other names, such as "red schorl" and some other names, some of them later
recognized as synonyms or varieties.