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brochantite

sulfate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q411036
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brochantite

Summary

brochantite is a mineral species[1]. brochantite has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • brochantite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers is named after brochantite[4].
  • brochantite's chemical formula is recorded as Cu₄SO₄(OH)₆[5].
  • brochantite is a type of sulfate mineral[6].
  • brochantite's Commons category is recorded as Brochantite[7].
  • brochantite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[8].
  • brochantite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[9].
  • brochantite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VI/B.01[10].
  • brochantite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.BB.25[11].
  • brochantite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.BB.25[12].
  • brochantite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • brochantite's type locality is recorded as Mednorudyanskoye copper deposit[14].
  • brochantite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Bct[15].

Why It Matters

brochantite has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2021). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . rruff.info. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2022). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → monoclinic crystal system
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Subclass of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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