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antarcticite

halide mineral
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antarcticite

Summary

antarcticite is a mineral species[1]. antarcticite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • antarcticite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Antarctica is named after antarcticite[4].
  • Antarcticite: A New Mineral, Calcium Chloride Hexahydrate, Discovered in Antarctica is named after antarcticite[5].
  • antarcticite's chemical formula is recorded as CaCl₂·6H₂O[6].
  • antarcticite is a type of halide class of minerals[7].
  • antarcticite's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[8].
  • antarcticite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[9].
  • antarcticite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/A.09[10].
  • antarcticite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.BB.30[11].
  • antarcticite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.BB.30[12].
  • antarcticite's type locality is recorded as East Antarctica[13].
  • antarcticite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Atc[14].

Why It Matters

antarcticite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).[2] antarcticite has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] antarcticite is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . rruff.info. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Antarcticite: A New Mineral, Calcium Chloride Hexahydrate, Discovered in Antarctica. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → trigonal crystal system
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → Antarctica, Antarcticite: A New Mineral, Calcium Chloride Hexahydrate, Discovered in Antarctica
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2054]]: 1,715.0 kilogram per cubic metre, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269097|batch #269097]]"
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