bixbyite

manganese-iron mixed oxide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q420914
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bixbyite

Summary

bixbyite is a mineral species[1]. bixbyite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • bixbyite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • bixbyite's instance of is recorded as mineral series[4].
  • Maynard Bixby is named after bixbyite[5].
  • bixbyite's chemical formula is recorded as Mn³⁺₂O₃[6].
  • bixbyite is a type of bixbyite mineral group[7].
  • bixbyite's Commons category is recorded as Bixbyite[8].
  • bixbyite's streak color is recorded as black[9].
  • bixbyite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[10].
  • bixbyite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • bixbyite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.CB.10[12].
  • bixbyite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.CB.10[13].
  • bixbyite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}[14].
  • bixbyite's described by source is recorded as On bixbyite, a new mineral, and notes on the associated topaz[15].
  • bixbyite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • bixbyite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Bxb[17].

Why It Matters

bixbyite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2] bixbyite has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] bixbyite is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . CNMNC Newsletter 64 (October and November 2021). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . On bixbyite, a new mineral, and notes on the associated topaz. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Cipintina · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chemical formula Mn³⁺₂O₃
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P274]]: Mn₂O₃"
  2. 6w ago · Cipintina · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Subclass of bixbyite mineral group
    Named after
    Named after Maynard Bixby
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P274]]: (Fe,Mn)₂O₃"
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