"columbite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: columbites [plural]
Etymology: From columbium (“niobium”) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{af|en|columbium|-ite|t1=niobium}} columbium (“niobium”) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} columbite (plural columbites)
  1. (mineralogy) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum. Categories (topical): Minerals, Niobium, Tantalum Derived forms: coltan, columbite-tantalite Translations (mineral): kolumbiitti (Finnish), columbite [feminine] (French), columbita [feminine] (Galician), Columbit [masculine] (German), columbite [feminine] (Italian), kolumbit (Polish), columbita [feminine] (Portuguese), columbita [feminine] (Spanish)

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