Scheelite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scheelite
       n : a mineral used as an ore of tungsten