scheelite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786).[1]
Noun[edit]
scheelite (countable and uncountable, plural scheelites)
- (mineralogy) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; an important tungsten ore.
Translations[edit]
mineral
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Scheelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “scheelite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
- ^ James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
scheelite f (plural scheelites)
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
scheelite f (plural scheeliti)