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Niobium vs Fersmite - What's the difference?

niobium | fersmite |

As nouns the difference between niobium and fersmite

is that niobium is niobium (symbol: nb) while fersmite is (mineral) an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, sodium, tantalum, thorium, titanium, and yttrium.

niobium

English

Noun

(-) (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 ----

    fersmite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineral) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, sodium, tantalum, thorium, titanium, and yttrium.

    • References

    * Fersmite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Fersmite.shtml]