Scheelite

Origin

Named after the Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786).

James D. Dana: Dana's System of Mineralogy. Volume II, seventh edition, revised by Charles Palache, Harry Berman, and Clifford Frondel. John Wiley & Sons, 1951

Full definition of scheelite

Noun

1. (mineralogy) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO₄