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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Scheelite_MHNT.MIN.2004.0.88_%28p%29.jpg/250px-Scheelite_MHNT.MIN.2004.0.88_%28p%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Named after the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786).[1]
Noun
[edit]scheelite (countable and uncountable, plural scheelites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten.
- Hypernyms: mineral; ore
- Coordinate term: wolframite
Translations
[edit]mineral
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Scheelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “scheelite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ 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)
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]scheelite f (plural scheeliti)