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Meaning of SCHEELITE

Pronunciation:  'sheylIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a mineral used as an ore of tungsten
 
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 See Also: atomic number 74, mineral, tungsten, W, wolfram

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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