Columbite Supergroup
A group of related mineral species
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
About Columbite Supergroup
The columbite supergroup includes 39 oxide minerals based on the general stoichiometry M:O = 1:2 and structurally characterized by zig-zag chains of edge-sharing metal-oxygen octahedra.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
56150
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:56150:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
23bbfb42-d4b3-47d6-90da-88b313d6c44c
Crystal Structure
Load
Unit Cell | Unit Cell Packed
2x2x2 | 3x3x3 | 4x4x4
Unit Cell | Unit Cell Packed
2x2x2 | 3x3x3 | 4x4x4
Show
Big Balls | Small Balls | Just Balls | Spacefill
Polyhedra Off | Si Polyhedra | All Polyhedra
Remove metal-metal sticks
Big Balls | Small Balls | Just Balls | Spacefill
Polyhedra Off | Si Polyhedra | All Polyhedra
Remove metal-metal sticks
Display Options
Black Background | White Background
Perspective On | Perspective Off
2D | Stereo | Red-Blue | Red-Cyan
Black Background | White Background
Perspective On | Perspective Off
2D | Stereo | Red-Blue | Red-Cyan
View
CIF File Best | x | y | z | a | b | c
CIF File Best | x | y | z | a | b | c
Rotation
Stop | Start
Stop | Start
Labels
Console Off | On | Grey | Yellow
Console Off | On | Grey | Yellow
Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0000230 | Ferberite | Escobar C, Cid-Dresdner H, Kittl P, Dumler I (1971) The relation between "light wolframite" and common wolframite sample: light wolframite American Mineralogist 56 489-498 | 1971 | 0 | 293 | ||
0000231 | Ferberite | Escobar C, Cid-Dresdner H, Kittl P, Dumler I (1971) The relation between "light wolframite" and common wolframite sample: common wolframite American Mineralogist 56 489-498 | 1971 | 0 | 293 | ||
0010637 | Ferberite | Ulku D (1967) Untersuchungen zur kristallstruktur und magnetischen struktur des ferberits FeWO4 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 124 192-219 | 1967 | 0 | 293 | ||
0001435 | Columbite-(Fe) | Wenger M, Armbruster T, Geiger C A (1991) Cation distribution in partially ordered columbite from the Kings Mountain pegmatite, North Carolina American Mineralogist 76 1897-1904 | 1991 | 0 | 100 | ||
0001436 | Columbite-(Fe) | Wenger M, Armbruster T, Geiger C A (1991) Cation distribution in partially ordered columbite from the Kings Mountain pegmatite, North Carolina American Mineralogist 76 1897-1904 | 1991 | 0 | 293 | ||
0003847 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0003848 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0003851 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0003852 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 873 | ||
0003853 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 923 | ||
0003854 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 923 | ||
0003855 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 973 | ||
0003856 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 973 | ||
0003857 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 1073 | ||
0003858 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 1073 | ||
0003859 | Columbite-(Fe) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 1223 | ||
0008842 | Columbite-(Fe) | 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 | 2003 | San Jose de Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 0 | 293 | |
0008843 | Columbite-(Fe) | 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 | 2003 | San Jose de Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 0 | 573 | |
0008844 | Columbite-(Fe) | 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 | 2003 | San Jose de Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 0 | 873 | |
0018629 | Columbite-(Fe) | dos Santos C A, Zawislak L I, Kinast E J, Antonietti V, da Cunha J B M (2001) Crystal chemistry and structure of the orthorhombic (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 family of compounds Brazilian Journal of Physics 31 616-631 | 2001 | Brazil | 0 | 293 | |
0016267 | Columbite-(Fe) | Bordet P, McHale A, Santoro A, Roth R (1986) Powder neutron diffraction study of ZrTiO4, Zr5Ti7O24 and FeNb2O6 _cod_database_code 1008356 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 64 30-46 | 1986 | 0 | 293 | ||
0018780 | Lithiotantite | Menezes L A D, Yang H, Downs R T, Chaves M L S C, Persiano A C (2012) Lithiotantite, ideally LiTa3O8 Acta Crystallographica E68 i27-i28 | 2012 | Murundu mine, the Jenipapo District, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 0 | 293 | |
0005279 | Lithiowodginite | Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography The Canadian Mineralogist 30 597-611 | 1992 | 0 | 293 | ||
0018738 | Lithiowodginite | Santoro A, Roth R S, Minor D (1977) Neutron powder diffraction study of the intermediate-temperature form of lithium tantalate Acta Crystallographica B33 3945-3947 | 1977 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013334 | Lithiowodginite | Gatehouse B M, Negas T, Roth R S (1976) The crystal structure of M-LiTa3O8 and its relationship to the mineral wodginite Journal of Solid State Chemistry 18 1-7 | 1976 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0003849 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0003850 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0003860 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0003861 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 773 | ||
0003862 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 803 | ||
0003863 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 873 | ||
0003864 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 873 | ||
0003865 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 973 | ||
0003866 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 1073 | ||
0003867 | Columbite-(Mn) | Tarantino S C, Zema M (2005) Mixing and ordering behavior in manganocolumbite-ferrocolumbite solid solution: A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study American Mineralogist 90 1291-1300 | 2005 | 0 | 1073 | ||
0008845 | Columbite-(Mn) | 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 | 2003 | Kragero, Norway | 0 | 293 | |
0008846 | Columbite-(Mn) | 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 | 2003 | Kragero, Norway | 0 | 573 | |
0008847 | Columbite-(Mn) | 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 | 2003 | 0 | 873 | ||
0005131 | Tantalite-(Mn) | Grice J D, Ferguson R B, Hawthorne F C (1976) The crystal structures of tantalite, ixiolite and wodginite from Bernic lake, Manitoba I. Tantalite and ixiolite The Canadian Mineralogist 14 540-549 | 1976 | Bernic lake, Manitoba, Canada | 0 | 293 | |
0009323 | Tantalite-(Mn) | Klein S, Weitzel H (1976) Magnetische struktur von Mn(Nb0.5Ta0.5)2O6, manganotantalit Acta Crystallographica A32 587-591 | 1976 | 0 | 293 | ||
0018628 | Tantalite-(Mn) | dos Santos C A, Zawislak L I, Kinast E J, Antonietti V, da Cunha J B M (2001) Crystal chemistry and structure of the orthorhombic (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 family of compounds Brazilian Journal of Physics 31 616-631 | 2001 | Brazil | 0 | 293 | |
0013945 | Columbite-(Mg) | Pagola S, Carbonio R E, Alonso J A, Fernandez-Diaz M T (1997) Crystal structure refinement of Mg Nb2 O6 columbite from neutron powder diffraction data and study of the ternary system MgO-Nb2O5-NbO, with evidence of formation of new reduced pseudobrookite Mg5-xNb4+xO15-d (1.14 | 1997 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0014177 | Qitianlingite | Zhizhong P, Su W, Zhesheng M, Guangming Y (1988) The crystal structure of qitianlingite (Fe2Nb2WO10) Kexue Tongbao 33 856-861 | 1988 | Qitianling, Hunan Province, China | 0 | 293 | |
0006599 | Sanmartinite | Redfern S A T, Bell A M T, Henderson M B, Schofield P F (1995) Rietveld study of the structural phase transition in the sanmartinite (ZnWO4)- cuproscheelite (CuWO4) solid solution European Journal of Mineralogy 7 1019-1028 | 1995 | 0 | 293 | ||
0006600 | Sanmartinite | Redfern S A T, Bell A M T, Henderson M B, Schofield P F (1995) Rietveld study of the structural phase transition in the sanmartinite (ZnWO4)- cuproscheelite (CuWO4) solid solution European Journal of Mineralogy 7 1019-1028 | 1995 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008983 | Srilankite | Troitzsch U, Christy A G, Ellis D J (2005) The crystal structure of disordered (Zr,Ti)O2 solid solution Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 504-514 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008984 | Srilankite | Troitzsch U, Christy A G, Ellis D J (2005) The crystal structure of disordered (Zr,Ti)O2 solid solution Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 504-514 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008985 | Srilankite | Troitzsch U, Christy A G, Ellis D J (2005) The crystal structure of disordered (Zr,Ti)O2 solid solution Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 504-514 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008986 | Srilankite | Troitzsch U, Christy A G, Ellis D J (2005) The crystal structure of disordered (Zr,Ti)O2 solid solution Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 504-514 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008987 | Srilankite | Troitzsch U, Christy A G, Ellis D J (2005) The crystal structure of disordered (Zr,Ti)O2 solid solution Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 504-514 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008988 | Srilankite | Troitzsch U, Christy A G, Ellis D J (2005) The crystal structure of disordered (Zr,Ti)O2 solid solution Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 504-514 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0008989 | Srilankite | Troitzsch U, Christy A G, Ellis D J (2005) The crystal structure of disordered (Zr,Ti)O2 solid solution Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 32 504-514 | 2005 | 0 | 293 | ||
0010854 | Srilankite | Willgallis A, Hartl H (1983) (Zr0.33Ti0.67)O2 - ein naturliches zirkonium-titanoxid mit alpha-PbO2-struktur Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 164 59-66 | 1983 | Rakwana, Sri Lanka | 0 | 293 | |
0016662 | Srilankite | Bordet P, McHale A, Santoro A, Roth R (1986) Powder neutron diffraction study of ZrTiO4, Zr5Ti7O24, and FeNb2O6 _cod_database_code 1008790 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 64 30-46 | 1986 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0000419 | Wodginite | Graham J, Thornber M R (1974) The crystal chemistry of complex niobium and tantalum oxides II. Composition and structure of wodginite from Wodgina, Australia American Mineralogist 59 1040-1044 | 1974 | 0 | 293 | ||
0005133 | Wodginite | Ferguson R B, Hawthorne F C, Grice J D (1976) The crystal structures of tantalite, ixiolite and wodginite from Bernic lake, Manitoba II. Wodginite The Canadian Mineralogist 14 550-560 | 1976 | Bernic lake, Manitoba, Canada | 0 | 293 | |
0005276 | Wodginite | Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography The Canadian Mineralogist 30 597-611 | 1992 | 0 | 293 | ||
0005277 | Wodginite | Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography The Canadian Mineralogist 30 597-611 | 1992 | 0 | 293 | ||
0005278 | Wodginite | Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography The Canadian Mineralogist 30 597-611 | 1992 | 0 | 293 | ||
0007337 | Heftetjernite | Kolitsch U, Kristiansen R, Raade G, Tillmanns E (2010) Heftetjernite, a new scandium mineral from the Heftetjern pegmatite, Tordal, Norway European Journal of Mineralogy 22 309-316 | 2010 | the Heftetjern pegmatite, Tordal, Norway | 0 | 293 | |
0011046 | Huanzalaite | Macavei J, Schulz H (1993) The crystal structure of wolframite type tungstates at high pressure Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 207 193-208 | 1993 | synthetic | 0.0001 | 293 | |
0011047 | Huanzalaite | Macavei J, Schulz H (1993) The crystal structure of wolframite type tungstates at high pressure Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 207 193-208 | 1993 | synthetic | 0.0001 | 293 | |
0011048 | Huanzalaite | Macavei J, Schulz H (1993) The crystal structure of wolframite type tungstates at high pressure Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 207 193-208 | 1993 | synthetic | 3.02 | 293 | |
0011049 | Huanzalaite | Macavei J, Schulz H (1993) The crystal structure of wolframite type tungstates at high pressure Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 207 193-208 | 1993 | synthetic | 4.86 | 293 | |
0011050 | Huanzalaite | Macavei J, Schulz H (1993) The crystal structure of wolframite type tungstates at high pressure Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 207 193-208 | 1993 | synthetic | 5.9 | 293 |
CIF Raw Data - click here to close
Relationship of Columbite Supergroup to other Species
Group Members:
Columbite Group | ||
Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Columbite-(Mg) | (Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 | Orth. |
Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Qitianlingite | (Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Tantalite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Tantalite-(Mg) | (Mg,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)2O6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Ixiolite Group | ||
Ixiolite-(Fe2+) | (Ta0.67Fe2+0.33)O2 | Orth. |
Ixiolite-(Mn2+) | (Ta0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 | Orth. |
Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+) | (Nb0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Nioboixiolite-([]) | (Nb0.8â—»0.2)4+O2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Samarskite Group | A3+B3+C5+2O8 | |
Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
Ishikawaite | U4+Fe2+Nb2O8 | Mon. |
Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Samarskite-(Yb) | YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Shakhdaraite-(Y) | ScYNb2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Srilankite | ZrTi2O6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn |
Yttrotantalite-(Y) | (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4 | Orth. |
Tantalaeschynite-(Ce) | Ce(TiTa)O6 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
Wodginite Group | ||
Achalaite | (Fe2+,Mn)(Ti,Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ta)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Ferrotitanowodginite | Fe2+TiTa2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Ferrowodginite | Fe2+Sn4+Ta2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Lithiotantite | LiTa3O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Tantalowodginite | (Mn2+0.5â—»0.5)TaTa2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Titanowodginite | Mn2+TiTa2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Wolframite Group | ||
Dmitryvarlamovite | Ti2(Fe3+Nb)O8 | Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 2 |
Ferberite | FeWO4 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Heftetjernite | ScTaO4 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Huanzalaite | MgWO4 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Hübnerite | MnWO4 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Krasnoselskite | CoWO4 | Mon. |
Nioboheftetjernite | ScNbO4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Rossovskyite | (Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ti)O4 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
Sanmartinite | (Zn,Fe)WO4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Columbite Supergroup in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Columbite Supergroup
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-56150.html
Please feel free to link to this page.
Please feel free to link to this page.
Search Engines:
Mineral Dealers:
Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA