Scheelite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO₄; one of the principal ores for tungsten. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a mineral used as an ore of tungsten wordnet

Etymology

Named after the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786).

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calcium tungstatechemical formula

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