agate

Summary

agate is a mineral variety^[1]. agate ranks in the top 7% of mineral_variety entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,718 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• agate's instance of is recorded as mineral variety^[3].
• Dirillo is named after agate^[4].
• agate's chemical formula is recorded as SiO₂^[5].
• agate is a type of quartz^[6].
• agate is a type of gemstone^[7].
• agate's Commons category is recorded as Agate^[8].
• agate's streak color is recorded as white^[9].
• agate's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.75'}^[10].
• agate's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}^[11].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature^[12].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[16].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal^[17].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[18].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition^[19].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[21].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Lexicon of Egyptology (1. Edition)^[23].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• agate's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[25].
• agate's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[26].
• agate's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.6'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for agate include fordite^[28]; Dirillo^[29], a river^[30], in Italy^[31]; Fusinus agatha^[32], a taxon^[33]; and Agate Peak^[34], a mountain^[35].

Why It Matters

agate ranks in the top 7% of mineral_variety entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,718 views/month).^[2] agate has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] agate is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for agate include fordite^[28]; Dirillo^[29], a river^[30], in Italy^[31]; Fusinus agatha^[32], a taxon^[33]; and Agate Peak^[34], a mountain^[35].