| wolframite | <chemical> Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black colour, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Synonym: wolfram. Origin: G, wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf + rahm cream, soot; cf. G. Wolfsruss wolfram, lit, wolf's soot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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