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== History == [[File:Bispbergs klack.jpg|thumb|left|Mount Bispbergs klack]] Scheelite was first described in 1751 for an occurrence in ''Mount Bispbergs klack'', [[Säter]], [[Dalarna]], [[Sweden]], and named for [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]] (1742–1786).<ref name=Mindat/> Owing to its unusual heaviness, it had been given the name ''tungsten'' by the Swedes, meaning “heavy stone.” The name was later used to describe the metal, while the ore itself was given the name scheelerz or scheelite.<ref>{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Scheelite}}</ref>
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