afghanite

tectosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q978346
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afghanite

Summary

afghanite is a mineral species[1]. afghanite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • afghanite's image is recorded as Afghanite (Afghanistan) 1.jpg[3].
  • afghanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • Afghanistan is named after afghanite[5].
  • afghanite's chemical formula is recorded as (Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄)O₉₆(SO₄)₆Cl₆[6].
  • afghanite's subclass of is recorded as complex-sequence cancrinites[7].
  • afghanite's subclass of is recorded as zeolite frameworks[8].
  • afghanite's subclass of is recorded as gemstone[9].
  • afghanite's Commons category is recorded as Afghanite[10].
  • afghanite's color is recorded as blue[11].
  • afghanite's color is recorded as colorless[12].
  • afghanite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA1967-041[13].
  • afghanite's streak color is recorded as white[14].
  • afghanite's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[15].
  • afghanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[16].
  • afghanite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07hnpy[17].
  • afghanite's space group is recorded as space group P31c[18].
  • afghanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/F.05[19].
  • afghanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.FB.05[20].
  • afghanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.FB.05[21].
  • afghanite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 76.2.5.1[22].
  • afghanite's type locality is recorded as Ladjuar Medam[23].
  • afghanite's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Mineral", "Afghanite"][24].
  • afghanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 41[25].
  • afghanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 11717[26].
  • afghanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 37195[27].

Why It Matters

afghanite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[2] afghanite has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] afghanite is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . mineralienatlas.de. mineralienatlas.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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