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单词 scheelite
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scheelite

[ shey-lahyt, shee- ]
/ ˈʃeɪ laɪt, ˈʃi- /

noun Mineralogy.

calcium tungstate, CaWO4, usually occurring in tetragonal crystals: an important ore of tungsten.

Origin of scheelite

1830–40; <German Scheelit, named after K. W. Scheele, who first isolated tungstic acid; see -ite1

Words nearby scheelite

scheduled castes, scheduled territories, scheduler, Scheele, Scheele's green, scheelite, schefflera, Scheherazade, Scheie's syndrome, Scheldt, Schelling
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Example sentences from the Web for scheelite

  • Scheelite, another mineral of tungsten, is also found in Queensland.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scheelite

scheelite
/ (ˈʃiːlaɪt) /

noun

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: CaWO 4

Word Origin for scheelite

C19: from German Scheelit, named after Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–86), Swedish chemist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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