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

[After Karl Wilhelm Scheele.]

scheelite [ˈʃiːlaɪt]

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a white, brownish, or greenish mineral, usually fluorescent, consisting of calcium tungstate in tetragonal crystalline form with some tungsten often replaced by molybdenum: occurs principally in contact metamorphic rocks and quartz veins, and is an important source of tungsten and purified calcium tungstate. Formula: CaWO₄

[from German Scheelit, named after Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-86), Swedish chemist]

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scheelite - a mineral used as an ore of tungsten

atomic number 74, tungsten, W, wolfram - a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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