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coltan [ˈkɒlˌtæn]
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(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a metallic ore found esp in the E Congo, consisting of columbite and tantulite and used as a source of tantulum
[from columbite + tantulite]
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Noun1.coltan - a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips
columbite-tantalite
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
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Col-tan (or columbite-tantalite) is the "new" miracle metal to come from Africa, used in the high-tech and aerospace industries for anything ranging from mobile phones, space crafts and stations, computers, playstations, electronic capacitors and rectifiers, surgery and dental tools, turbine blades, in fact anything that needs passive capacitors to maintain the electric charge of a computer microchip.
The darlings are falling. (Cover Story/Congo) by Ankomah, Baffour / New African
 
 
 
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