As nouns the difference between niobium and ferrocolumbite
is that niobium is a metallic chemical element (symbol nb) with an atomic number of 41 while ferrocolumbite is (mineral) a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum.
niobium
English
Noun
(
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(
wikipedia niobium)
a metallic chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41.
Synonyms
* columbium
* dianium (obsolete)
Derived terms
* ferroniobium
* niobate
* niobian
* niobic
* niobite
* niobium carbide
* niobium chloride
* niobium pentachloride
* niobous
* niocalite
Related terms
*
See also
* columbite
* columbite-tantalite
* coltan
* euxenite
* pyrochlore
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ferrocolumbite
Noun
(
en noun)
(mineral) A black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum.
Synonyms
* columbate
* columbite
* niobite