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A mineral used as an ore of tungsten
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scheelite
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n. (context mineralogy English) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula calciumtungstenoxygen 4 ; an important tungsten ore.
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n. a mineral used as an ore of tungsten
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Scheelite \Scheel"ite\, n. [From C.W. Scheele, a Swedish chemist.] (Min.) Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization.
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Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula Ca W O . It is an important ore of tungsten . Well-formed crystals are sought by collectors and are occasionally fashioned into gemstones when suitably free of flaws. Scheelite has been ...
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These include the tungsten-bearing scheelite, halite, calcite, hydrozincite, types of borax, colemanite and many others.