First Known Use: circa 1868
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wolframite
noun wol·fram·ite \ˈwu̇l-frə-ˌmīt\
Definition of WOLFRAMITE
: a brown to black mineral consisting of a tungstate of iron and manganese occurring especially in monoclinic crystals and used as a source of tungsten
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Origin of WOLFRAMITE
German Wolframit, from Wolfram
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