Tantalum, always together with the chemically similar niobium, is usually found in the mineral groups of tantalite, columbite and coltan (a mix of columbite and tantalite, though not recognised as a separate mineral species).
Tantalum, had iyo jeer si wadajir ah ula niobium ah kiimikaad ahaan la mid ah, ku dhacdaa kooxaha macdanta tantalite, columbite iyo Colton (isku dhafka ah ee columbite iyo tantalite, in kastoo aan la aqoonsan sida noocyada macdanta gaar ah).