scheelite

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Scheelite

Etymology[edit]

Named after the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786).[1]

Noun[edit]

scheelite (countable and uncountable, plural scheelites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; an important tungsten ore.

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Further reading[edit]

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Scheelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “scheelite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

scheelite f (plural scheelites)

  1. (mineralogy) scheelite

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

scheelite f (plural scheeliti)

  1. (mineralogy) scheelite
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