Wolframite

Wolframite
Wolframite 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}. [1913 Webster]

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  • wolframite — noun Etymology: German Wolframit, from Wolfram Date: circa 1868 a brown to black mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese occurring especially in monoclinic crystals and used as a source of tungsten …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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