Which element, atomic no. 74 derives its name from the Swedish word for heavy stone?
Period 6 element niobium, occurs in the minerals tantalite, columbite and coltan (a mix of columbite and tantalite). Tungsten, also known as wolfram, is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74. 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, in Swedish alternatively named "tungsten". A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as a metal in
Heavy Soul (Atomic Rooster album) order to facilitate issue as a single disc. CD 1 CD 2 +Omitted from later CD pressings Heavy Soul (Atomic Rooster album) Heavy Soul is a compilation album by Atomic Rooster, a British rock band. It is notable for several reasons: Unlike most other, unlicensed, Atomic Rooster compilations, it covers the entire period from 1970-74. It is the first in Castle Communications' definitive series of seven remastered Atomic Rooster CDs, the other five consisting of their studio albums from 1970–73 and a Vincent Crane . All were compiled by music journalist Colin Harper, who also supplied extensive sleeve notes. It