[2] Orthotungstates feature tetrahedral W(VI) centres with short W–O distances of 1.79 Å.
Scheelite, the mineral calcium tungstate, often contains a small amount of molybdate.
Wolframite is manganese and iron tungstate, and all these are valuable sources of tungsten.
Powellite is a mineral form of calcium molybdate containing a small amount of tungstate.
Solutions of tungstates, like those of molybdates, give intensely blue solutions of complex tungstate(V,VI) analogous to the molybdenum blues when reduced by most organic materials.