WOLFRAMITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wolframite mean? 

• WOLFRAMITE (noun)
  The noun WOLFRAMITE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: WOLFRAMITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WOLFRAMITE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

iron manganese tungsten; wolframite

Hypernyms ("wolframite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "wolframite"):

atomic number 74; tungsten; W; wolfram (a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite)