arcanite
sulfate mineral
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Summary
arcanite is a mineral species[1]. arcanite draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (mineral species category, ranking #163 of 1,431).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Arcanum (Esoterik)[3]
- Chemical formula: K₂[SO₄][4]
- Subclass of: sulfate mineral[5]
- Commons category: Arcanite[6]
- Color: white[7], yellow[8]
- Has part(s): potassium[9], sulfur[10], oxygen[11], potassium sulfate[12]
- Streak color: white[13]
- Crystal system: orthorhombic crystal system[14]
- IMA status and/or rank: grandfathered mineral (G)[15]
- Space group: space group Pmcn[16]
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VI/A.06[17]
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 7.AD.05[18]
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 7.AD.05[19]
- Mohs' hardness: 2[20]
- Described by source: Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22]
- IMA Mineral Symbol: Acn[23]
Why It Matters
arcanite has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] arcanite is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]