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Columbite

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Columbite, also called niobite, niobite-tantalite and columbate, is a black mineral group that is an ore of niobium. [1]

25 relations: Charles Hatchett, Christopher Columbus, Coltan, Connecticut Colony, Haddam, Connecticut, Hans Sloane, Hermann–Mauguin notation, Iron, John Winthrop the Younger, List of Fellows of the Royal Society W, X, Y, Z, List of minerals, List of presidents of the Royal Society, Lustre (mineralogy), Manganese, Mineral, Mozambique, Niobium, Orthorhombic crystal system, Oxide minerals, Oxygen, Specific gravity, Tantalite, Tantalum, Tapiolite, Tetragonal crystal system.

Charles Hatchett

Charles Hatchett FRS FRSE (2 January 1765 – 10 March 1847) was a British chemist who discovered the element niobium.

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Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (before 31 October 145120 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer.

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Coltan

Coltan (short for columbite–tantalites and known industrially as tantalite) is a dull black metallic ore, from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted.

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Connecticut Colony

The Connecticut Colony or Colony of Connecticut, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony or simply the River Colony, was an English colony in North America that became the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Haddam, Connecticut

Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

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Hans Sloane

Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753) was an Irish physician, naturalist and collector noted for bequeathing his collection to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum.

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Hermann–Mauguin notation

In geometry, Hermann–Mauguin notation is used to represent the symmetry elements in point groups, plane groups and space groups.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.

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John Winthrop the Younger

John Winthrop the Younger (12 February 1606 – 6 April 1676) was governor of Connecticut.

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List of Fellows of the Royal Society W, X, Y, Z

About 8,000 Fellows have been elected to the Royal Society of London since its inception in 1660.

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List of minerals

This is a list of minerals for which there are articles on Wikipedia.

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List of presidents of the Royal Society

The President of the Royal Society (PRS) is the elected Head of the Royal Society of London who presides over meetings of the society's council.

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Lustre (mineralogy)

Lustre or luster is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral.

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Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25.

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Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring chemical compound, usually of crystalline form and not produced by life processes.

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Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique) is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest.

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Niobium

Niobium, formerly known as columbium, is a chemical element with symbol Nb (formerly Cb) and atomic number 41.

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Orthorhombic crystal system

In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Oxide minerals

The oxide mineral class includes those minerals in which the oxide anion (O2−) is bonded to one or more metal ions.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Specific gravity

Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance; equivalently, it is the ratio of the mass of a substance to the mass of a reference substance for the same given volume.

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Tantalite

The mineral group tantalite is the primary source of the chemical element tantalum.

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Tantalum

Tantalum is a chemical element with symbol Ta and atomic number 73.

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Tapiolite

Tapiolite is a black mineral series that is an ore of niobium and tantalum.

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Tetragonal crystal system

In crystallography, the tetragonal crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Columbate, Columbite-(Fe), Columbite-(Mg), Columbite-(Mn), Ferrocolumbite, Manganocolumbite, Niobite, Niobite-tantalite, Yttro-Columbite, Yttrocolumbite.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbite

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