benitoite

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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 (142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • benitoite's image is recorded as Benitoite HD.jpg[3].
  • benitoite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • San Benito County is named after benitoite[5].
  • benitoite's subclass of is recorded as benitoite mineral group[6].
  • benitoite's Commons category is recorded as Benitoite[7].
  • benitoite's streak color is recorded as white[8].
  • benitoite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[9].
  • benitoite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • benitoite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03pbxw[11].
  • benitoite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/C.01[12].
  • benitoite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.CA.05[13].
  • benitoite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.CA.05[14].
  • benitoite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Benitoite[15].
  • benitoite's Commons gallery is recorded as Benitoite[16].
  • benitoite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[17].
  • benitoite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • benitoite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/benitoite[19].
  • benitoite's type locality is recorded as California State gem mine[20].
  • benitoite's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as benitoite[21].
  • benitoite's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as benitoitt[22].
  • benitoite's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Mineral", "Benitoite"][23].
  • benitoite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 624[24].
  • benitoite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 12675[25].
  • benitoite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 37087[26].
  • benitoite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 37089[27].

Why It Matters

benitoite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2] benitoite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] benitoite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_benitoite_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{benitoite}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/benitoite}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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