columbite
See also: Columbite
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
mineral
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French
Noun
columbite f (plural columbites)
- (mineralogy) columbite
Further reading
- “columbite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.lumˈbi.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: co‧lum‧bì‧te
Noun
columbite f (plural columbiti)
- (mineralogy) columbite