Tungstite definition

tŭngstīt
A yellow or yellowish-green mineral, essentially WO3 , often occurring with tungsten ores.
noun
0
0
A very soft, yellowish, orthorhombic mineral, WO3H2O, usually found, as a powdery coating, with wolframite.
noun
0
0
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic hydrous tungsten oxide mineral formed by the weathering of other tungsten-containing minerals.
noun
0
0
Advertisement

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
tungstite
Plural:
tungstites

Origin of tungstite