allophane

phyllosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q429712
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allophane

Summary

allophane is a mineral species[1]. allophane has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • allophane's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • visual appearance is named after allophane[4].
  • other is named after allophane[5].
  • allophane's chemical formula is recorded as Al₂O₃(SiO₂)₁.₃-₂.₀·2.5-3.0H₂O[6].
  • allophane is a type of allophane group[7].
  • allophane is a type of kaolinite-serpentine mineral group[8].
  • allophane's Commons category is recorded as Allophane[9].
  • allophane's streak color is recorded as white[10].
  • allophane's crystal system is recorded as amorphous solid[11].
  • allophane's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
  • allophane's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.11 – Anhang[13].
  • allophane's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.ED.20[14].
  • allophane's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.ED.20[15].
  • allophane's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[16].
  • allophane's described by source is recorded as Report at the Royal Academy of Sciences Göttingen meeting 13 July, 1816: On silberkupferglanz and allophan[17].
  • allophane's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • allophane's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Alp[19].

Why It Matters

allophane has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] allophane is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (July 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Crystal system amorphous solid
    Named after
    Described by source Otto's encyclopedia, Report at the Royal Academy of Sciences Göttingen meeting 13 July, 1816: On silberkupferglanz and allophan, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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