Tantalite

//ˈtæntl̩aɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta₂O₆.
  2. 2
    a mineral consisting of tantalum oxide of iron and manganese that occurs with niobite or in coarse granite; an ore of tantalum wordnet

Etymology

From tantalum + -ite.

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