74 W Tungsten transition

Tungsten

Atomic number 74
Symbol W
Category Transition
Crystal system Cubic
2 minerals in the collection
Discovered : Juan and Fausto Elhuyar, 1783. Symbol W from wolfram.
Found in : Scheelite, wolframite, ferberite, huebnerite.
Used for : Light bulb filaments, cutting tools, armor, weights.
Remarkable : Highest melting point of any metal (3,422 C). Scheelite fluoresces brilliant blue-white under UV, used to find it in dark mines.

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