Scheelite Definition
shālīt, shē-
noun
A yellowish-white to brown, hard mineral, calcium tungstate, CaWO4, that is an ore of tungsten.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Scheelite
Named after the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786).
From Wiktionary
After Carl Wilhelm Scheele
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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