scheelite

== English == === Etymology === Scheele +‎ -ite. Named after Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786) === Noun === scheelite (countable and uncountable, plural scheelites) (mineralogy) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; one of the principal ores for tungsten. Hypernyms: mineral; ore Coordinate term: wolframite ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Scheelite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “scheelite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. == French == === Noun === scheelite f (plural scheelites) (mineralogy) scheelite == Italian == === Noun === scheelite f (plural scheeliti) (mineralogy) scheelite