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W Tungsten
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Uses Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal. Tungsten is used in filaments in incandescent light bulbs, it is also used in electric contacts and arc-welding electrodes. Tungsten is used in alloys, such as steel, to which it imparts great strength.
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Found Tungsten is found in certain minerals including wolframite ((Fe, Mn)WO4) and scheelite (CaWO4). Most of the world's tungsten, about 75%, comes from China. Other major deposits of tungsten can be found in California, Colorado, South Korea,Bolivia, Russia and Portugal.
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Obtain Tungsten ore is a rock from which the element tungsten can be economically extracted. The ore minerals of tungsten include wolframite, scheelite, and ferberite.
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