niobophyllite

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noun

A triclinic brown mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

OriginAncient Greek φύλλον →
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Meanings

noun
  1. chemistryA triclinic brown mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφύλλον“leaf”
  2. Englishniobophyllite

For its composition of niobium, and Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) for its foliated crystal habit, + -ite.

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niobophyllite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niobophyllite

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