columbite

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noun

A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.

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greenlanditeniobite
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Meanings

nouncolumbite (plural columbites)

plural columbites

  1. chemistryA black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.

    Synonyms: greenlandite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.

Similar
greenlandite

More synonyms by meaning

nouna black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum

Similar
niobite
Broader
mineral
Also see
dianiteferrocolumbitegreenlanditeniobite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From columbium (“niobium”) + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish kolumbiitti
  • kolumbiittimineral
French columbite
  • columbitemineral
German Columbit
  • Columbitmineral
Italian columbite
  • columbitemineral
Polish kolumbit
  • kolumbitmineral
Portuguese columbita
  • columbitamineral
Spanish columbita
  • columbitamineral
Cite this entry
APA

columbite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbite

MLA

“columbite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “columbite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbite.

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