- scheelite
- noun Etymology: German Scheelit, from Karl W. Scheele died 1786 Swedish chemist Date: circa 1837 a mineral consisting of the tungstate of calcium that is an ore of tungsten
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Scheelite — [1] Catégorie VII : sulfates, sélénates tellurates, chromates, molybdates, tungstates[2] … Wikipédia en Français
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scheelite — ● scheelite nom féminin (de C. W. Scheele, nom propre) Tungstate naturel de calcium, de formule CaWO4, du système quadratique, constituant un minerai de tungstène … Encyclopédie Universelle
scheelite — s. f. [Mineralogia] Tungstato natural de cálcio, de fórmula CaWO4, do sistema tetragonal, que pode originar um minério de tungstênio. (Deve se a sua descoberta a Scheele, que descobriu o tungstênio.) ♦ Grafia no Brasil: scheelita … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
scheelite — [shā′līt΄, shē′līt΄] n. [Ger scheelit, after K. W. Scheele (1742 86), Swed chemist] a yellowish white to brown, hard mineral, calcium tungstate, CaWO4, that is an ore of tungsten … English World dictionary
Scheelite — Infobox mineral name = Scheelite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = caption = formula = Calcium tungstate CaWO4 molweight = color = Golden yellow, brownish green, brown, pinkish to reddish gray, colorless habit = Pseudo octahedra, massive,… … Wikipedia
scheelite — /shay luyt, shee /, n. Mineral. calcium tungstate, CaWO4, usually occurring in tetragonal crystals: an important ore of tungsten. [1830 40; < G Scheelit, named after K. W. SCHEELE, who first isolated tungstic acid; see ITE1] * * * calcium… … Universalium
scheelite — šelitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė CaWO₄ atitikmenys: angl. scheelite rus. шеелит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
scheelite — n. Mineral. calcium tungstate in its mineral crystalline form. Etymology: K. W. Scheele, Sw. chemist d. 1786 * * * scheelite Min. (ˈʃiːlaɪt) [f. the name of K. W. Scheele, the discoverer of tungstic acid + ite.] Tungstate of calcium, found in… … Useful english dictionary
scheelite — noun A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO; an important tungsten ore … Wiktionary
