The word "tungsten" comes from the Swedish language "tung sten" directly translatable to "heavy stone", though the name is "volfram" in Swedish to distinguish it from scheelite, which in Swedish is alternatively named "tungsten".
The word "tungsten" comes from the Swedish language "tung sten" directly translatable to "heavy stone", though the name is "volfram" in Swedish to distinguish it from scheelite. Scheelite in Swedish is alternatively named "tungsten".