HyperDic: wolframite

English > 1 sense of the word wolframite:
NOUNsubstancewolframite, iron manganese tungstena mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form
English > wolframite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks.
Synonymiron manganese tungsten
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancestungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74A heavy grey-white metallic element
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