Columbite Wikipedia
Columbite, also called niobite, niobitetantalite and columbate [(Fe, Mn)Nb 2 O 6], is a black mineral group that is an ore of has a submetallic luster and a high density and is a niobate of iron and mineral group was first found in Haddam, Connecticut, in the United forms a series with the tantalumdominant analogue ferrotantalite and one with the manganese