allophane

phyllosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q429712
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

allophane

Summary

allophane is a mineral species[1]. allophane draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #151 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • allophane's image is recorded as Allophane-277529.jpg[3].
  • allophane's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • visual appearance is named after allophane[5].
  • other is named after allophane[6].
  • allophane's chemical formula is recorded as Al₂O₃(SiO₂)₁.₃-₂.₀·2.5-3.0H₂O[7].
  • allophane's subclass of is recorded as allophane group[8].
  • allophane's subclass of is recorded as kaolinite-serpentine mineral group[9].
  • allophane's Commons category is recorded as Allophane[10].
  • allophane's streak color is recorded as white[11].
  • allophane's crystal system is recorded as amorphous solid[12].
  • allophane's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[13].
  • allophane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07wnln[14].
  • allophane's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.11 – Anhang[15].
  • allophane's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.ED.20[16].
  • allophane's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.ED.20[17].
  • allophane's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 71.1.5.1[18].
  • allophane's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0076970[19].
  • allophane's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[20].
  • allophane's described by source is recorded as Report at the Royal Academy of Sciences Göttingen meeting 13 July, 1816: On silberkupferglanz and allophan[21].
  • allophane's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • allophane's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/allophane[23].
  • allophane's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1hl3gpclk[24].
  • allophane's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as allophane[25].
  • allophane's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as allophanes[26].
  • allophane's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as allophane[27].

Why It Matters

allophane draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #151 of 1,431).[2] allophane has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] allophane is known by 22 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 (July 2019). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). allophane. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/allophane
MLA “allophane.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/allophane.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_allophane_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{allophane}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/allophane}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): allophane — https://4ort.xyz/entity/allophane (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/allophane · Last refreshed: