Columbite-tantalite LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating is a fast and useful method to determine the age of rare-metal deposits and fingerprint the provenance of columbite-tantalite ore concentrates. Accurate ...

At the Kester Deposit, the evolution of columbite–tantalite is accompanied by an increase in Ta/Nb, Mn/Fe, and Sn/W ratios manifested in the change of columbite …

The mining of columbite/tantalite (COLTAN) has a negative effect on the different spheres of the environment notably; hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the atmosphere (Eisler 2004). Just like gold mining, COLTAN extraction involves the breaking of crystallographic bond in the mineral ore to get the products in the pure form.

The generic term columbotantalite, cbt, comprises the different compositional varieties of columbite and tantalite, classically treated (e.g. Ramdohr 1980) as an isomorphic, continuous solid solution series between the members (Fe, Mn)Nb 2 O 6 (niobite, now columbite, cb) and (Fe, Mn)Ta 2 O 6 (tantalite, tan), a series also known …

Columbite-tantalite LA-ICP-MS U-Pb dating is a fast and useful method to determine the age of rare-metal deposits and fingerprint the provenance of columbite-tantalite ore concentrates. Accurate ...

Introduction. Niobium and tantalum are critical metals that have been used increasingly in advanced technologies (e.g. information technology, energy, aerospace, national defence and military, Linnen et al., Reference Linnen, Van Lichtervelde and Černý 2012).Members of the columbite–tantalite solid-solution series are a major mineral …

The dependence of columbite–tantalite (Nb2O5-59 wt. %, Ta2O5-18 wt. %) solubility as a function of solution composition, T, and P has also been investigated. Tantalum and Nb concentrations have the highest values in HF solutions at reduced conditions (up to 10−3 to 10−2 m Ta in 1 m HF). In 1 m NaF solutions, the concentrations …

Columbite-tantalite, cassiterite and other Ta-Nb-Sn oxides in sediments from catchments that contain known LCT pegmatite occurrences show the same textural and chemical characteristics as …

Columbite-tantalite minerals are potentially useful for dating the emplacement age of economically important rare-element pegmatites. Romer and Wright have shown that columbite-tantalite may accommodate considerable amounts of uranium (circa 500–1000 ppm) and exclude lead almost completely.The U-Pb systematics, …

R41-1CH Columbite-Tantalite. 6.0 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm. This is a large, heavy, long prismatic, lustrous but opaque crystal cluster, combining two elements much in demand for making vital, metallic alloys. The color is blackish-brown, and the specimen is in very good shape, quite aesthetic overall. Ex.

Columbite-tantalite minerals commonly have a broad range of U contents that may reach several thousand ppm and may substitute for Fe and Mn into the crystal lattice, but for high U contents may form phases of its own (e.g., uraninite; cf. Romer et al., 1996). Furthermore, columbite-tantalite minerals typically have very low common Pb …

Tantalite's greatest difference from columbite is its much higher specific gravity, 8.0+ compared to columbite's 5.2. Other properties that vary slightly are color, transparency and streak. Both minerals can be found more or less together in granitic pegmatites rich in lithium and phosphorus minerals with columbite concentrated at the edges of ...

The columbite–tantalite samples selected for this pilot study come from three pegmatite locations in North America: (1) the Starrett pegmatite in southern Maine; (2) the BeeBee/PackRat pegmatite in San Diego County, California; and (3) the Moose pegmatite in the east-central Northwest Territories, Canada [6–12].The 14 samples …

Tantalite is the tantalum-rich member, and Columbite is the niobium-rich member. Tantalite is named after its tantalum content, and, together with Columbite, are the most important minerals containing the rare element tantalum. The name Tantalite has been discredited by the IMA, with the more specific designations of Tantalite- (Fe) (also …

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The patchy zoning is the most common texture of CGM in the Bugarura-Kuluti. It is often produced when columbite-tantalite is subjected to an alteration by later fluids (Tindle and Breaks, 2000). Usually, an early columbite generation is replaced (or partially replaced) by a later columbite-tantalite generation richer in Ta (Fig. 8 a–c).

The grain size of columbite-tantalite in the concentrate is the coarsest, followed by that in the middlings, and the finest in the tailings, which are mainly distributed in the range of -150+38 ...

23 Columbite-tantalite ages from 14 Nb–Ta deposits in South China were reported. • Five distinct Nb–Ta mineralisation events (424–391, 248–204, 160–150, ∼130, and ∼90 Ma) in South China were revealed.

tantalite. multiple oxide. columbite, hard, black (often iridescent), heavy oxide mineral of iron, manganese, and niobium, (Fe, Mn)Nb 2 O 6. Tantalum atoms replace niobium atoms in the crystal structure to form …

The increased demand of metals such as tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb) reflect the on-going development in modern science, engineering and technology. The extraction of these two metals from columbite-tantalite ore is based on generic extractive metallurgy. However, the upstream purification of ore and downstream extraction of Ta …

Kathy Feick. Coltan is short for columbite-tantalite, a dull metallic ore. When refined, coltan becomes a heat resistant powder, metallic tantalum, which has unique properties for storing electrical charge. Coltan occurs in granitic pegmatites, pockets where the deep seated molten rock crystallized last. Pegmatites contain many rare metals, as ...

General Tantalite-(Fe) Information : Chemical Formula: Fe++Ta2O6 : Composition: Molecular Weight = 513.74 gm Tantalum 70.44 % Ta 86.02 % Ta 2 O 5 ... Tantalite - Columbite Series : 08.03.02.01 Tantalite-(Fe) FeTa2O6 Pcan 2/m 2/m 2/m : 08.03.02.02 Columbite-(Fe) ...

The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is extremely rich in Coltan (Columbite-Tantalite), a rare metallic ore used for the production of electronic goods of mass consumption ...

Abstract. Columbite–tantalite (Coltan) is the most important niobium (Nb)- and tantalum (Ta)-bearing economic mineral, commonly occurring in rare metal granite and pegmatite, alkaline granite, syenite and carbonatite. Its high U but low common Pb contents make it an ideal mineral for U–Pb isotopic dating of Nb–Ta mineralization.

The columbite group is a solid solution with varying proportions of Nb or Ta in its composition. According to the International Mineralogical Association (IMA), 'tantalite' or 'coltan' are not scientific names, yet they are widely used. Many specimens commonly named tantalite are actually minerals of the columbite or tapiolite group ...

Columbite-tantalite recovery was the highest at 3:1 BHA–SIBX among the tested collector suites. Using the 3:1 mixed BHA–SIBX collector yielded a more negative columbite-tantalite in comparison to that measured with BHA alone. This indicated the improved adsorption of the BHA–SIBX mixture on the columbite-tantalite surface and …

Nete and Purcell (2016) proposed a complete beneficiation of tantalite ore that includes traditional magnetic separation and acid treatment methods, along with …

open access. Highlights. •. The first such detailed microchemical characterisation of Ta-Nb oxides form Central Africa region. •. New regional magma …

[Show full abstract] of columbite-tantalite [(Fe0.8Mn0.2) (Nb, Ta)2O6]. The analytical data obtained by application of this method to tin concentrate samples were compared with those obtained by ...

This study reveals that columbite-tantalite in the pegmatites has an extremely wide range of composition from primitive ferrocolumbite to evolved, almost end-member manganotantalite. Evidence is provided that melt evolution resulted in increased fluorine activity (as seen in microlite compositions) and that in situ fractionation of magma within ...