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ferberite

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fer⋅ber⋅ite

[fur-buh-rahyt]
–noun
a mineral, ferrous tungstate, FeWO4, in the wolframite group: a source of tungsten.

Origin:
1805–15; named after R. Ferber, 19th-century German mineralogist; see -ite 1
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