Meanings
nounscheelite (countable and uncountable, plural scheelites)
plural scheelites
- countableuncountablechemistryA mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO₄; one of the principal ores for tungsten.
Origin
Scheele + -ite. Named after Swedish chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786)
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian шеелит
- шеелит (šeelit)mineral
Finnish scheeliitti
- scheeliittimineral
French scheelite
- scheelitemineral
German Scheelit
- Scheelitmineral
Hungarian scheelit
- scheelitmineral
Italian scheelite
- scheelitemineral
Polish szelit
- szelitmineral
Russian шеели́т
- шеели́т (šejelít)mineral
Spanish scheelita
- scheelitamineral
Swedish scheelit, tungsten
- scheelitmineral
- tungstenmineral
Cite this entry
APA
scheelite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheelite
MLA
“scheelite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheelite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scheelite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scheelite.
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