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scheelite
A tetragonal mineral, CaWO4, with molybdenum replacing tungsten toward powellite CaMoO4; prismatic cleavage; sp gr, 5.9 to 6.1; varicolored, fluoresces bright blue; in limestone and pneumatolitic veins near granite contacts, granite pegmatites; a source of tungsten.
- Part of Speech: noun
 - Industry/Domain: Mining
 - Category: General mining; Mineral mining
 - Government Agency: USBM
 
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