ferrocolumbite

English

Noun

ferrocolumbite (plural ferrocolumbites)

1. (mineralogy) A black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum.

Synonyms

• columbate
• columbite
• niobite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Ferrocolumbite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “ferrocolumbite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.