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WOLFRAMITE
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I. (noun)
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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
Synonyms:
iron manganese tungsten; wolframite
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wolframite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "wolframite"):
atomic number 74; tungsten; W; wolfram (a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite)
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