钶铁矿; 铌铁矿
Columbite \Co*lum"bite\, n. [Cf. F. colombite. See {Columbium}.]
(Min.)
A mineral of a black color, submetallic luster, and high
specific specific gravity. It is a niobate (or columbate) of
iron and manganese, containing tantalate of iron; -- first
found in New England.
columbite
n : a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum [syn:
{niobite}]