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Niobium vs Rankamaite - What's the difference?

niobium | rankamaite |

As nouns the difference between niobium and rankamaite

is that niobium is niobium (symbol: nb) while rankamaite is (mineralogy) an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lead, lithium, niobium, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and tantalum.

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

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    See also

    * columbite * columbite-tantalite * coltan * euxenite * pyrochlore ----

    rankamaite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lead, lithium, niobium, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and tantalum.

    • References

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