wolframite

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noun

A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO₄; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten.

Similar
iron manganese tungsten
OriginGerman Wolframit →
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Meanings

nounwolframite (countable and uncountable, plural wolframites)

plural wolframites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO₄; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mineral consisting of iron and manganese tungstate in crystalline form; the principal ore of tungsten; found in quartz veins associated with granitic rocks

Similar
iron manganese tungsten
Broader
mineral
Also see
megabasite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanWolframit
  2. Englishwolframite

From German Wolframit, from Wolfram (“tungsten”). By surface analysis, wolfram + -ite.

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Translations

Catalan wolframita
  • wolframitawolframite
Finnish wolframiitti
  • wolframiittiwolframite
French wolframite
  • wolframitewolframite
German Wolframit
  • Wolframitwolframite
Greek βολφραμίτης
  • βολφραμίτης (volframítis)wolframite
Hungarian volframit
  • volframitwolframite
Italian wolframite
  • wolframitewolframite
Portuguese wolframita
  • wolframitawolframite
Romanian wolframit
  • wolframitwolframite
Spanish wolframita
  • wolframitawolframite
Swedish volframit
  • volframitwolframite
Cite this entry
APA

wolframite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolframite

MLA

“wolframite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolframite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wolframite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolframite.

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