altaite

rocksalt group, sulfide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q416672
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Summary

altaite is a mineral species[1]. altaite draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #172 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • altaite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Altai is named after altaite[4].
  • altaite's chemical formula is recorded as PbTe[5].
  • altaite is a type of galena mineral group[6].
  • altaite's Commons category is recorded as Altaite[7].
  • altaite comprises lead telluride[8].
  • altaite's streak color is recorded as black[9].
  • altaite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[10].
  • altaite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • altaite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.11[12].
  • altaite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CD.10[13].
  • altaite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CD.10[14].
  • altaite's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • altaite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • altaite's described by source is recorded as Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie[17].
  • altaite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18].
  • altaite's type locality is recorded as Second Zavodinskii mine[19].
  • altaite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Alt[20].

Why It Matters

altaite draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #172 of 1,431).[2] altaite has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] altaite is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (July 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → Q13359931
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Point group: cubic-hexoctahedral, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
  2. 8w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → cubic crystal system
    Shear modulus → +24006000000.0
    Named after → —
    Has parts → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cod id: 9011357, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269097|batch #269097]]"
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