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Definition of Coltan
1. Noun. A valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips.
Definition of Coltan
1. Noun. A metallic ore from which is extracted the elements niobium and tantalum ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coltan
Literary usage of Coltan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. African Economic Outlookby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development : Development Centre, African Development Bank Group, African Development Bank by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development : Development Centre, African Development Bank Group, African Development Bank (2006)
"Rwanda's main exports are coffee, tea and coltan. World coffee prices continued
to increase in 2004, stimulating an increase in coffee production. ..."
2. Hidden in Plain View: Refugees Living Without Protection in Nairobi and Kampala by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Alison Parker (2002)
"He explained what happened: 286 "coltan" is the abbreviation for ... See "What
is coltan?" ABC News on line, available at www.abcnews.go.com (last visited ..."
3. Water managementby African Development Bank by African Development Bank (1972)
"Due to sharp decreases in world prices of coltan (following the discovery of
relative cheap extraction of coltan in Australia), exports of Rwandan coltan ..."
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