In mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between tungsten and ovamboite
is that tungsten is (mineralogy) scheelite, or calcium tungstate while ovamboite is (mineralogy) an isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing arsenic, copper, gallium, germanium, iron, molybdenum, sulfur, tin, tungsten, vanadium, and zinc.
As nouns the difference between tungsten and ovamboite
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 ovamboite is (mineralogy) an isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing arsenic, copper, gallium, germanium, iron, molybdenum, sulfur, tin, tungsten, vanadium, and zinc.
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
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ovamboite
English
Noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing arsenic, copper, gallium, germanium, iron, molybdenum, sulfur, tin, tungsten, vanadium, and zinc.
References
* Ovamboite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Ovamboite.shtml] 