Editing Scheelite (section)

== Applications ==
Scheelite is widely used in phosphors,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.refractorymetal.org/uses-of-tungsten/ |title=3 Primary Uses of Tungsten |website=Advanced Refractory Metals |date=24 March 2020 |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref> particularly in [[scintillators]] for X-ray and gamma-ray detection.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gillette |first=R.H. |year=1950 |title=Calcium and Cadmium Tungstate as Scintillation Counter Crystals for Gamma-Ray Detection |journal=Rev. Sci. Instrum. |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=294–301 |doi=10.1063/1.1745567|bibcode=1950RScI...21..294G }}</ref> It is also utilized in fluorescent lighting systems for its ability to convert ultraviolet light into visible light.<ref>{{cite book |author=Oliver Caldwell Ralston |year=1944 |title=Fluorescent Minerals Used in Lighting and Elsewhere |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines |page=16 |asin=B003YKFVMU}}</ref> In some [[Cathode-ray tube | cathode ray tubes (CRTs)]], calcium tungstate (Scheelite) is used as a phosphorescent screen material.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bahmani |first1=Hadi |last2=Mostofinejad |first2=Davood |year=2022 |title=Microstructure of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) – A review study |journal=Journal of Building Engineering |volume=50 |issue=1 |doi=10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104118}}</ref>