bassanite

sulfate mineral, naturally occurring calcium sulfate hemihydrate
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q408259
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bassanite

Summary

bassanite is a mineral species[1]. bassanite draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #153 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • bassanite is credited with the discovery of Ferruccio Zambonini[3].
  • bassanite's image is recorded as Bassanite-192766.jpg[4].
  • bassanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[5].
  • Francesco Bassani is named after bassanite[6].
  • bassanite's chemical formula is recorded as CaSO₄·0.5H₂O[7].
  • bassanite's subclass of is recorded as rhabdophane structural group[8].
  • bassanite's Commons category is recorded as Bassanite[9].
  • bassanite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
  • bassanite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[11].
  • bassanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
  • bassanite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zwnbb5[13].
  • bassanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VI/C.16 – Anhang[14].
  • bassanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.CD.45[15].
  • bassanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.CD.45[16].
  • bassanite's different from is recorded as basanite[17].
  • bassanite's type locality is recorded as Mount Vesuvius[18].
  • bassanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 557[19].
  • bassanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 12558[20].
  • bassanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 12559[21].
  • bassanite's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778207834[22].
  • bassanite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Bss[23].

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Works and Contributions

bassanite is credited with the discovery of Ferruccio Zambonini[3].

Why It Matters

bassanite draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #153 of 1,431).[2] bassanite has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] bassanite is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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