bentorite

rare chromium-rich ettringite, or Cr-AFt
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q2896152
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bentorite

Summary

bentorite is a mineral species[1]. bentorite draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #168 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • bentorite's image is recorded as Bentorite.jpg[3].
  • bentorite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • bentorite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₆Cr₂(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂·26H₂O[5].
  • bentorite's subclass of is recorded as ettringite group[6].
  • bentorite's Commons category is recorded as Bentorite[7].
  • bentorite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA1979-042[8].
  • bentorite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[9].
  • bentorite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[10].
  • bentorite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bt7lq[11].
  • bentorite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.DG.15[12].
  • bentorite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.DG.15[13].
  • bentorite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 31.10.2.2[14].
  • bentorite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[15].
  • bentorite's type locality is recorded as Hatrurim Basin[16].
  • bentorite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 12681[17].
  • bentorite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 627[18].
  • bentorite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 12680[19].
  • bentorite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Bto[20].

Why It Matters

bentorite draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #168 of 1,431).[2] bentorite has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2017). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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