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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TUNGSTITE

From tungst(en) + -ite1.

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PRONUNCIATION OF TUNGSTITE

ˈtʌŋstaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUNGSTITE

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Tungstite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TUNGSTITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tungstite

Tungstite is a hydrous tungsten oxide mineral with formula: WO3·H2O. It is a secondary mineral formed by the weathering of other tungsten containing minerals. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system in translucent yellow to yellow green masses. It is clay-like with Mohs hardness of 2.5 and a specific gravity of 5.5. It was first described in 1868 for an occurrence near Trumbull, Connecticut at the Hubbard Tungsten Mine at Long Hill.

Definition of tungstite in the English dictionary

The definition of tungstite in the dictionary is a yellow earthy rare secondary mineral that consists of tungsten oxide and occurs with tungsten ores. Formula: WO3.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUNGSTITE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUNGSTITE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE TUNGSTITE

biotite · bipartite · carbonatite · cementite · convertite · enstatite · haematite · hepatite · hydroxyapatite · hydroxylapatite · multipartite · pegmatite · peridotite · petite · pyrrhotite · quadripartite · ratite · smectite · spessartite · steatite

Synonyms and antonyms of tungstite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUNGSTITE»

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Tungsten Minerals and Deposits
XVII, B.) TUNGSTITE. Tungstite (hydrous tungsten oxide, W03.H20). or tungsten ocher, was originally described as free from water, and was later named meymacite by Carnot,1 a French chemist, who thought he had discovered a new mineral ...
Frank Lee Hess, 1917
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Tungsten Mineralization in the United States
ing. The occurrence in a fine yellow powder has been described by Walker (1908 ) from Salmo, B. C. The hardness is 2.5, and the specific gravity 5.517. Chemical analyses of tungstite (1) (2) (3) (4) W0; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 91.30 86.20 91.03 ...
Paul Francis Kerr, 1946
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Bulletin
No evidence of any solution and redeposition of tungsten has been seen in the contact deposits, and the scheelite is generally not altered even at the surface, though tungstite stains the scheelite in a few places. However, at the outcrops of a ...
‎1922
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Tungsten: Properties, Chemistry, Technology of the Elements, ...
In the group of the minor minerals, two exceptions exist: (1) tungstenite — which is a sulfide, and (2) tungstite — which is an oxide hydrate. The Wolframite Group. The wolframite group comprises iron and manganese tungstate minerals of ...
Erik Lassner, Wolf-Dieter Schubert, 1999
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
... the oxidation of pyrite, and it occurs commonly as pseudomorphs after pyrite ( figs. 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 19), fracture fillings (figs. 4 and 33), and as a wash or in dustlike form permeating vein material and wall rocks. Tungstite, a hydrous oxide  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1984
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Second Report on a Cooperative Investigation of the ...
Tungstite was seen only at the Roderick shaft in the Beaver Creek district. There, vugs in shiny black uncorroded ferberite are filled with soft bright-yellow tungstite; the larger rugs contain as much as 1 pound of the mineral. The relations are ...
Rollin E. Stevens, 1960
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The Enrichment of Ore Deposits
Tungstite, W03, or probably H2W04, is a common decomposition product of tungsten minerals. Under some conditions it forms pseudomorphs after tungstates. This phase of decomposition is not universal, however, and probably takes place ...
William Harvey Emmons, 1917
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Encyclopedia of the Alkaline Earth Compounds
The compound, strontium tungstite, SrWO3, has the same structure as the corresponding molybdite as shown in Fig. 10.85. It is not certain whether these “ tungstite or molyb- dite” compounds follow the trend of the cubic-stacked “ perovskite ...
Richard C. Ropp, 2012
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Current Research - Geological Survey of Canada: Recherches ...
THE X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF TUNGSTITE Project 680023 A.C. Roberts Central Laboratories and Technical Services Division Introduction Tungstite, ideally WO3~H;O, is a rare secondary tungsten oxide mineral found in Canada at  ...
Commission géologique du Canada
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The Mineralogical Record
TUNGSTITE The mineral name tungstite has been widely used in the literature to denote yellow, powdery tungstic ocher not subjected to valid mineral characterization. It seems likely that some specimens labeled tungstite in the collections are ...
‎1981

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUNGSTITE»

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Mine Tales: Tungsten, once mined here, now an import
Tungsten minerals include wolframite, scheelite, powellite, cuprotungstite and tungstite. Wolframite and scheelite — the two main commercial ores — are often ... «Arizona Daily Star, Aug 14»
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