tantalite
[ tan-tl-ahyt ]
/ ˈtæn tlˌaɪt /
noun
a black, crystalline mineral, iron tantalate, (Fe, Mn) Ta2O6, the principal ore of tantalum and an end member of a series of solid solutions in which manganese and niobium combine to form columbite.
Origin of tantalite
First recorded in 1795–1805;
tantal(um) +
-ite1
Words nearby tantalite
tant pis,
tanta,
tantalate,
tantalic,
tantalic acid,
tantalite,
tantalize,
tantalizing,
tantalous,
tantalum,
tantalus
Example sentences from the Web for tantalite
It is a constituent of certain rare minerals, such as tantalite.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for tantalite
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
Word Origin for tantalite
C19: from
tantalum +
-ite
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