Tungsten | Metallurgy for Dummies
Tungsten was the old Swedish name for the mineral scheelite. Naturally occurring tungsten consists of five isotopes whose half-lives are so long that they can be considered stable. Elemental tungsten resists attack by oxygen, acids, and alkalis. Tungsten is found in the minerals wolframite (iron-manganese tungstate, (Fe,Mn)WO4), scheelite ...
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