6 3d 2 4s 2 Symbol 3 F 2 Titanium was discovered by Gregor in 1791and named by Klaproth in 1795.
Titanium is present in meteorites and in the sun.
Preliminary analysis of rocks obtained during the Apollo 12 mission showed lower percentages. Titanium oxide bands are prominent in the spectra of M Type stars. The element is the ninth most abundant in the crust of the earth. Titanium is almost always present in igneous rocks and in the sedi- ments derived from them. It occurs in the minerals rutile, dmenite, and sphene, and is present in titanates and in many iron ores.