benitoite

rare blue barium titanium cyclosilicate
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q411137
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benitoite

Summary

benitoite is a mineral species[1]. benitoite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • benitoite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • San Benito County is named after benitoite[4].
  • benitoite is a type of benitoite mineral group[5].
  • benitoite's Commons category is recorded as Benitoite[6].
  • benitoite's streak color is recorded as white[7].
  • benitoite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[8].
  • benitoite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[9].
  • benitoite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/C.01[10].
  • benitoite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.CA.05[11].
  • benitoite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.CA.05[12].
  • benitoite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benitoite[13].
  • benitoite's Commons gallery is recorded as Benitoite[14].
  • benitoite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[15].
  • benitoite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • benitoite's type locality is recorded as California State gem mine[17].
  • benitoite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Bni[18].

Why It Matters

benitoite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month).[2] benitoite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] benitoite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 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. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system hexagonal crystal system
    Named after
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Subclass of
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2054]]: 3,650.0 kilogram per cubic metre, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269093|batch #269093]]"
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