noun
- a mineral consisting of calcium tungstate, typically occurring as white or yellowish crystals and serving as an important ore of tungsten
Usage: mineralogy
Examples
- The mine produced high-quality scheelite for tungsten extraction.
- Scheelite crystals fluoresce bright blue under ultraviolet light.
- Geologists identified scheelite deposits in the mountain region.
- The scheelite ore was processed to obtain tungsten metal.
- Mining companies search for scheelite as a source of tungsten.
- The specimen contained both scheelite and quartz crystals.