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Wolframite

Wolframite Meaning & Definition
Wolframite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Wolframite?

[n] a mineral consisting of iron-manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks

Synonyms | Synonyms for Wolframite: iron manganese tungsten

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See Also | atomic number 74 | mineral | tungsten | W | wolfram

Wolframite In Webster's Dictionary

\Wol"fram*ite\, n. [G., wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf + rahm cream, soot; cf. G. wolfsruss wolfram, lit., wolf's soot.] (Min.) Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Called also {wolfram}.

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