Meaning Of The Word Wolframite

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wolframite in American English
a semihard, heavy, dark-colored, monoclinic mineral, (Fe,Mn)WO4, the chief ore of tungsten; iron manganese tungstate
noun: a mineral, iron manganese tungstate, (Fe,Mn)WO4, occurring in heavy grayish-black to brownish-black tabular or bladed crystals: an important ore of tungsten

wolframite in British English
noun: a black to reddish-brown mineral consisting of tungstates of iron and manganese in monoclinic crystalline form: it occurs mainly in quartz veins and is the chief ore of tungsten. Formula: (Fe,Mn) WO4

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