wolframite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *wolframite*:
NOUN	substance	wolframite, iron manganese tungsten	a mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form

English > *wolframite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks.
Synonym	iron manganese tungsten
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74	A heavy grey-white metallic element
Spanish	wolframita
Catalan	wolframita

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