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Tungsten vs Meymacite - What's the difference?

tungsten | meymacite |

In mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between tungsten and meymacite

is that tungsten is (mineralogy) scheelite, or calcium tungstate while meymacite is (mineralogy) an amorphous yellow brown mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.

As nouns the difference between tungsten and meymacite

is that tungsten is a metallic chemical element (symbol'' w) with an atomic number of 74 the symbol is derived from the latin word ''wolframium while meymacite is (mineralogy) an amorphous yellow brown mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.

tungsten

English

(wikipedia tungsten)

Alternative forms

* tungstenum

Noun

  • A metallic chemical element (symbol'' W) with an atomic number of 74. The symbol is derived from the Latin word ''wolframium .
  • A light bulb containing tungsten.
  • (mineralogy) scheelite, or calcium tungstate

    • Synonyms

    * wolfram

    Derived terms

    * eka-tungsten * ferrotungsten * tungstenane * tungsten carbide * tungsten disulfide, tungsten disulphide * tungsten fluoride * tungsten-halogen lamp * tungsten hexafluoride * tungstenic * tungsten iodide * tungsteniferous * tungstenite * tungstenitic * tungsten lamp * tungsten oxide * tungsten-steel * tungsten sulfide, tungsten sulphide * tungsten trioxide * tungstic * tungstite * tungsto- * tungstous

    Related terms

    * tungstate

    See also

    * ferberite * huebnerite * scheelite * wolframite ----

    meymacite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An amorphous yellow brown mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.

    • References

    * Meymacite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Meymacite.shtml]