Columbite-(Fe) Petaca Mining District, NM, USA ~ Alpha, Beta, Gamma Source Ore

Description

Columbite-(Fe) – New Mexico, USA
Weight: 118 Grams
Size: 53x41x32mm
Locality: Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
XRF alasysis performed by Charles Young
Columbite-Fe, named for its iron (Fe) and niobium content, was formerly referred to as columbium or ferrocolumbite. This name derived from “Columbia,” a poetic reference to the United States, where the element was first discovered. It occurs primarily in granite pegmatites but is also found in carbonatites and placer deposits. Columbite-Fe is paramagnetic and found in various locations worldwide, including the United States (such as the Black Hills of South Dakota), Norway, Russia, Italy, Madagascar, Australia, and Japan.
Geiger counters not included