scheelite Min.
(ˈʃiːlaɪt)
[f. the name of K. W. Scheele, the discoverer of tungstic acid + -ite.]
Tungstate of calcium, found in brilliant crystals of various colours.
| 1837 Dana Min. 208. 1878 H. P. Gurney Crystallogr. 79. |
scheelite Min.
(ˈʃiːlaɪt)
[f. the name of K. W. Scheele, the discoverer of tungstic acid + -ite.]
Tungstate of calcium, found in brilliant crystals of various colours.
| 1837 Dana Min. 208. 1878 H. P. Gurney Crystallogr. 79. |
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