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scheelite

(s̸hā′līt′, s̸hē′-)

noun

a yellowish-white to brown, hard mineral, calcium tungstate, CaWO, that is an ore of tungsten

Origin: Ger scheelit, after K. W. Scheele (1742-86), Swed chemist

See scheelite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A variously colored mineral, CaWO₄, found in igneous rocks and used as an ore of tungsten.

Origin:

Origin: After Karl Wilhelm Scheele

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