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ferberite
[ fur-buh-rahyt ]
noun
- a mineral, ferrous tungstate, FeWO 4 , in the wolframite group: a source of tungsten.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ferberite1
1805–15; named after R. Ferber, 19th-century German mineralogist; -ite 1
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