SCHEELITE


Meaning of SCHEELITE in English

[ 'ʃi:lʌɪt ]

■ noun a fluorescent mineral, white when pure, which consists of calcium tungstate and is an important ore of tungsten.

Origin

C19: from the name of the 18th-cent. Swedish chemist Karl W. Scheele + -ite 1 .

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