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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

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Maine Feldspar Quarry, East Mount Apatite District, Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine, USA




System:Orthorhombic
Series Formula:
FeNb
 
2
O
 
6
-
(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)
 
2
O
 
6
A series between Columbite-(Fe) and Columbite-(Mn)

Classification of Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

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Crystallography of Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Other Names for Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Synonyms:
Ferrocolumbite-Manganocolumbite Series
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References for Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Reference List:

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Tarantino, S. C.; Zema, M.; Pistorino, M.; Domeneghetti, M. C. (2003): High-temperature X-ray investigation of natural columbites. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 30, 590-598.

Tarantino, S. C.; Zema, M.; Maglia, F.; Domeneghetti, M. C.; Carpenter, M. A. (2005): Structural properties of (Mn1-xFex)Nb2O6 columbites from X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32, 568-577.

E. J. Kinast, O. Isnard, J. B. M. da Cunha, M. A. Z. de Vasconcellos and C. A. dos Santos (2011): A new approach for the determination of multiple cation locations and ordering, using the example of natural and heat-treated columbites. J. Appl. Crystallogr. 44, 738-746.

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