ferberite
[ fur-buh-rahyt ]
noun
a mineral, ferrous tungstate, FeWO4, in the wolframite group: a source of tungsten.
Origin of ferberite
11805–15; named after R. Ferber, 19th-century German mineralogist; see -ite1
Words Nearby ferberite
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