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Niobium vs Rinkite - What's the difference?

niobium | rinkite |

As nouns the difference between niobium and rinkite

is that niobium is niobium (symbol: nb) while rinkite is (mineralogy) a monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

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 ----

    rinkite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

    • References

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