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calderite

mineral, nesosilicate garnet
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q429522
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Summary

calderite is a mineral species[1]. calderite draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (mineral species category, ranking #167 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: James Calder[3]
  • Chemical formula: (Mn²⁺,Ca)₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₂(SiO₄)₃[4]
  • Subclass of: garnet group[5]
  • Commons category: Calderite[6]
  • Streak color: white[7]
  • Crystal system: cubic crystal system[8]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1952[9]
  • IMA status and/or rank: grandfathered mineral (G)[10]
  • Point group: cubic-hexoctahedral[11]
  • Space group: space group[12]
  • Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VIII/A.06b[13]
  • Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 9.AD.25[14]
  • Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 9.AD.25[15]
  • Mohs' hardness: 7.0[16]
  • IMA Mineral Symbol: Cdr[17]

Why It Matters

calderite has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] calderite is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+7.0'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Mohs' hardness: 7.0, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270249|batch #270249]]"
  2. 8w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Streak color → white
    Instance of → mineral species
    Point group → cubic-hexoctahedral
    Ima status and/or rank → grandfathered mineral (G)
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Point group: cubic-hexoctahedral, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269343|batch #269343]]"
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