calomel

mineral form of the mercury(I) chloride
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q4517638
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calomel

Summary

calomel is a mineral species[1]. calomel ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • calomel is credited with the discovery of Théodore de Mayerne[3].
  • calomel's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • black is named after calomel[5].
  • beauty is named after calomel[6].
  • calomel's chemical formula is recorded as HgCl[7].
  • calomel is a type of calomel mineral group[8].
  • calomel is a type of halide class of minerals[9].
  • calomel's Commons category is recorded as Calomel[10].
  • calomel comprises mercury[11].
  • calomel comprises chlorine[12].
  • calomel comprises calomel[13].
  • calomel's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[14].
  • calomel's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[15].
  • calomel's point group is recorded as ditetragonal-dipyramidal[16].
  • calomel's space group is recorded as space group I4/mmm[17].
  • calomel's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/A.04[18].
  • calomel's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.AA.30[19].
  • calomel's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.AA.30[20].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Treatise on Mineralogy[21].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Pharmacopoeia Londinensis[22].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as The Early Chemical and Pharmaceutical History of Calomel[23].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[24].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • calomel's different from is recorded as Calamine lotion[26].
  • calomel's density is recorded as {'amount': '+6.92095'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

calomel is credited with the discovery of Théodore de Mayerne[3].

Why It Matters

calomel ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).[2] calomel has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] calomel is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.294'}
    Shear modulus → {'amount': '+5628000000.0'}
    Bulk modulus → {'amount': '+11790000000.0'}
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P5673]]: 5,628,000,000.0 pascal, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P356]]"
  2. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'amount': '+6.92095'}
    Point group → ditetragonal-dipyramidal
    Cod id → 9008978
    Space group → space group I4/mmm
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9008978, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269459|batch #269459]]"
  3. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → mineral species
    Aliases → —
    Named after → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Théodore de Mayerne
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293656005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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