atacamite

halide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q409775
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atacamite

Summary

atacamite is a mineral species[1]. atacamite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • atacamite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Atacama Desert is named after atacamite[4].
  • atacamite's chemical formula is recorded as Cu₂Cl(OH)₃[5].
  • atacamite is a type of atacamite mineral group[6].
  • atacamite's Commons category is recorded as Atacamite[7].
  • atacamite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[8].
  • atacamite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[9].
  • atacamite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/C.01[10].
  • atacamite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.DA.10a[11].
  • atacamite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.DA.10a[12].
  • atacamite's described by source is recorded as Manuel D´Histoire Naturelle[13].
  • atacamite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • atacamite's described by source is recorded as Handbuch der Naturgeschichte[15].
  • atacamite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • atacamite's type locality is recorded as Atacama Region[17].
  • atacamite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ata[18].
  • atacamite's P14541 is recorded as 3cMf7s[19].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for atacamite include paratacamite[20], a mineral species[21] and clinoatacamite[22], a mineral species[23].

Why It Matters

atacamite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (281 views/month).[2] atacamite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] atacamite is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for atacamite include paratacamite[20], a mineral species[21] and clinoatacamite[22], a mineral species[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). 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] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Manuel D´Histoire Naturelle. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mineral", "Atacamite"]
    Sitelink count → 34
    Gnd id → 1200933710
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'f
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Mineral", "Atacamite"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53873616|atacamite (#53873616)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1436|W"
  2. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cod id → 2104365
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 2104365, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269093|batch #269093]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Atacama Desert
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → —
    Crystal system → orthorhombic crystal system
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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