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Facts about Niobium

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In 1864, Christian Blomstrand was the first to prepare the pure metal, reducing niobium chloride by heating it in a hydrogen atmosphere.

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Naturally occurring niobium is composed of one stable isotope: Nb-93.

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Brazil and Canada are the major producers of niobium mineral concentrates and extensive ore reserves are also in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Russia.

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Large deposits of niobium have been found associated with carbonatites (carbon-silicate igneous rocks) and as a constituent of pyrochlore.

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Niobium (Greek mythology: Niobe, daughter of Tantalus) was discovered by Charles Hatchett in 1801.

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Niobium is a transition metal that lies in period 5 of the periodic table, between zirconium and molybdenum.

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Hatchett found niobium in columbite ore that was sent to England in the 1750s by John Winthrop, the first governor of Connecticut.

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Niobium-containing compounds are relatively rarely encountered by most people, but many are highly toxic and should be handled with care.

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Minerals that contain niobium often also contain tantalum.

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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) officially adopted "niobium" as the name for element 41 in 1950, after 100 years of controversy.

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Niobium or columbium (chemical symbol Nb, atomic number 41) is a rare, soft, gray metal.

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Rose was unaware of Hatchett's work and gave the element a different name, niobium.

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