anhydrite

mineral, anhydrous calcium sulfate
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q105439
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anhydrite

Summary

anhydrite is a mineral species[1]. anhydrite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • anhydrite received the Rock of the Year[3].
  • anhydrite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • a- is named after anhydrite[5].
  • hydro- is named after anhydrite[6].
  • anhydrite's chemical formula is recorded as CaSO₄[7].
  • anhydrite is a type of sulfate mineral[8].
  • anhydrite is a type of calcium sulfate[9].
  • anhydrite's Commons category is recorded as Anhydrite[10].
  • anhydrite comprises calcium sulfate[11].
  • anhydrite's streak color is recorded as white[12].
  • anhydrite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[13].
  • anhydrite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[14].
  • anhydrite's point group is recorded as orthorhombic-bipyramidal[15].
  • anhydrite's space group is recorded as space group 63[16].
  • anhydrite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VI/A.07[17].
  • anhydrite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.AD.30[18].
  • anhydrite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.AD.30[19].
  • anhydrite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+3.5'}[20].
  • anhydrite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • anhydrite's described by source is recorded as Handbuch der Mineralogie nach A. G. Werner[22].
  • anhydrite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • anhydrite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • anhydrite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[25].
  • anhydrite's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/mineral/anhydrite[26].
  • anhydrite's MCN code is recorded as 2520.10.20[27].

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Recognition

anhydrite received the Rock of the Year[3].

Why It Matters

anhydrite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (225 views/month).[2] anhydrite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] anhydrite is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did anhydrite receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year[3].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . geoberuf.de. Retrieved . geoberuf.de. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q141222183. 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mineral", "Anhydrite"]
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Mineral", "Anhydrite"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53873525|anhydrite (#53873525)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1436|W"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/mineral/anhydrite
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ba', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'e
    Gnd id → 4002063-0
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  3. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → orthorhombic-bipyramidal
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13364039]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
  4. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shear modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+31298000000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.29'}
    Cod id → 5000040
    Space group → space group 63
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 5000040, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269035|batch #269035]]"
  5. 10w ago · Putnik · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → ангидрит
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: ангидрит"
  6. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2Xa7nB
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  7. 15w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Award received → —
    Named after → a-, hydro-
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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