columbite vs niobite what difference
what is difference between columbite and niobite
English
Etymology
From columbium (“niobium”) + -ite.
Noun
columbite (plural columbites)
- (mineralogy) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.
Derived terms
- coltan
- columbite-tantalite
Translations
English
Noun
niobite (countable and uncountable, plural niobites)
- The mineral columbite.
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021), “Niobite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “niobite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
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