schee·lite (sh  l t , sh -)n. A variously colored mineral, CaWO4, found in igneous rocks and used as an ore of tungsten. [After Karl Wilhelm Scheele.] |
scheelite [ˈʃiːlaɪt]
n
(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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| Noun | 1. | 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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