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scheelite
[ shey-lahyt, shee- ]
/ ˈʃeɪ laɪt, ˈʃi- /
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noun Mineralogy.
calcium tungstate, CaWO4, usually occurring in tetragonal crystals: an important ore of tungsten.
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How to use scheelite in a sentence
Tungsten is also found in the mineral scheelite, a tungstate of lime.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold CooleyScheelite, another mineral of tungsten, is also found in Queensland.
From this latter compound it may be procured by digesting finely-powdered scheelite in hydrochloric acid.
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British Dictionary definitions for scheelite
scheelite
/ (ˈʃiːlaɪt) /
noun
a white, brownish, or greenish mineral, usually fluorescent, consisting of calcium tungstate in tetragonal crystalline form with some tungsten often replaced by molybdenum: occurs principally in contact metamorphic rocks and quartz veins, and is an important source of tungsten and purified calcium tungstate. Formula: CaWO 4
Word Origin for scheelite
C19: from German Scheelit, named after Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–86), Swedish chemist
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