SCHEELITE


Meaning of SCHEELITE in English

/shay"luyt, shee"-/ , n. Mineral.

calcium tungstate, CaWO 4 , usually occurring in tetragonal crystals: an important ore of tungsten.

[ 1830-40; Scheelit, named after K. W. SCHEELE, who first isolated tungstic acid; see -ITE 1 ]

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