actinolite

Summary

actinolite is a mineral species^[1]. actinolite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• actinolite is credited with the discovery of Richard Kirwan^[3].
• actinolite's image is recorded as Actinolite Portugal.jpg^[4].
• actinolite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[5].
• ray is named after actinolite^[6].
• actinolite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅[OH|Si₄O₁₁]₂^[7].
• actinolite's subclass of is recorded as ferro-actinolite – tremolite series^[8].
• actinolite's Commons category is recorded as Actinolite^[9].
• actinolite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA2012 s.p.^[10].
• actinolite's streak color is recorded as white^[11].
• actinolite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system^[12].
• actinolite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)^[13].
• actinolite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as redefined mineral (Rd)^[14].
• actinolite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017m6t^[15].
• actinolite's space group is recorded as space group C2/m^[16].
• actinolite's cleavage is recorded as {110}^[17].
• actinolite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/D.05b^[18].
• actinolite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.DE.10^[19].
• actinolite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.DE.10^[20].
• actinolite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• actinolite's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• actinolite's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• actinolite's described by source is recorded as Elements of Mineralogy^[24].
• actinolite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• actinolite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• actinolite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/actinolite^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

actinolite is credited with the discovery of Richard Kirwan^[3]. Things named for actinolite include ferro-actinolite^[28], a mineral species^[29].

Why It Matters

actinolite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).^[2] actinolite has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] actinolite is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for actinolite include ferro-actinolite^[28], a mineral species^[29].