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 (1,151 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 Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/A.04[16].
  • calomel's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.AA.30[17].
  • calomel's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.AA.30[18].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Treatise on Mineralogy[19].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Pharmacopoeia Londinensis[20].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as The Early Chemical and Pharmaceutical History of Calomel[21].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[22].
  • calomel's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • calomel's different from is recorded as Calamine lotion[24].
  • calomel's solid solution series with is recorded as kuzminite[25].
  • calomel's type locality is recorded as Moschel mountain[26].
  • calomel's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Clo[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 (1,151 views/month).[2] calomel has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. 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] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q15221937. 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] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of mineral species
    Aliases
    Named after
    Discoverer or inventor Théodore de Mayerne
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