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tantalite
[ tan-tl-ahyt ]
noun
- a black, crystalline mineral, iron tantalate, (Fe, Mn) Ta 2 O 6 , the principal ore of tantalum and an end member of a series of solid solutions in which manganese and niobium combine to form columbite.
tantalite
/ ˈtæntəˌlaɪt /
noun
- a heavy brownish mineral consisting of a tantalum oxide of iron and manganese in orthorhombic crystalline form: it occurs in coarse granite, often with columbite, and is an ore of tantalum. Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb) 2 O 6
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tantalite1
First recorded in 1795–1805; tantal(um) + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tantalite1
C19: from tantalum + -ite 1
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Example Sentences
It is a constituent of certain rare minerals, such as tantalite.
From Project Gutenberg
It is also called Tantalium from the mineral tantalite and yttrotantalite, found in Sweden.
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