carnallite

Summary

carnallite is a mineral species^[1]. carnallite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• carnallite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• Rudolf von Carnall is named after carnallite^[4].
• carnallite's chemical formula is recorded as KMgCl₃·6H₂O^[5].
• carnallite is a type of halide class of minerals^[6].
• carnallite's Commons category is recorded as Carnallite^[7].
• carnallite's streak color is recorded as white^[8].
• carnallite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system^[9].
• carnallite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[10].
• carnallite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/B.08^[11].
• carnallite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.BA.10^[12].
• carnallite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.BA.10^[13].
• carnallite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}^[14].
• carnallite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• carnallite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[16].
• carnallite's pseudo crystal habit is recorded as pseudo-hexagonal^[17].
• carnallite's type locality is recorded as Staßfurt^[18].
• carnallite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cna^[19].

Why It Matters

carnallite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).^[2] carnallite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] carnallite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]