columbite

See also: Columbite

English

Etymology

From columbium (“niobium”) +‎ -ite.

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.

Derived terms

• coltan
• columbite-tantalite

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: kolumbiitti
• French: columbite f
• Galician: columbita f
• German: Columbit m
• Italian: columbite f
• Polish: kolumbit
• Portuguese: columbita f
• Spanish: columbita (es) f

French

Noun

columbite f (plural columbites)

1. (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)

1. (mineralogy) columbite