scheelite
IPA: ʃˈiɫaɪt
noun
- (mineralogy) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO₄; an important tungsten ore.
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Examples of "scheelite" in Sentences
- Its important ores include wolframite and scheelite.
- Cronstedt also discovered the mineral scheelite in 1751.
- Scheelite, a tungsten ore, was mined in the neighborhood.
- Scheelite has a greasy luster which helps distinguish it.
- Tungsten was the old Swedish name for the mineral scheelite.
- Much less common than colorless zircon is colorless scheelite.
- Conversely, synthetic scheelite is often without such a spectrum.
- Similar materials are calcium tungstate scheelite and zinc tungstate.
- Scheelite is a calcium tungstate mineral with the chemical formula Ca O4.
- The pulp is subsequently subjected to flotation and the scheelite recovered.
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