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carraraite

hydrous calcium germanium sulfate-carbonate hydroxyl mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q3660695
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carraraite

Summary

carraraite is a mineral species[1]. carraraite is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • carraraite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Province of Massa-Carrara is named after carraraite[4].
  • carraraite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₃(SO₄)Ge(OH)₆ * 12H₂OGe(OH)₆ * 12H₂O">[5].
  • carraraite is a type of ettringite group[6].
  • carraraite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[7].
  • carraraite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[8].
  • carraraite's space group is recorded as space group P6₃/m[9].
  • carraraite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.DG.15[10].
  • carraraite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.DG.15[11].
  • carraraite's described by source is recorded as Carraraite and zaccagnaite, two new minerals from the Carrara marble quarries: their chemical compositions, physical properties, and structural features[12].
  • carraraite's official name is recorded as Carraraite[13].
  • carraraite's type locality is recorded as Massa[14].
  • carraraite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cra[15].

Why It Matters

carraraite is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Carraraite and zaccagnaite, two new minerals from the Carrara marble quarries: their chemical compositions, physical properties, and structural features. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . New Minerals (2001). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . New minerals approved in 1998 by the IMA/ CNMMN. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Carraraite and zaccagnaite, two new minerals from the Carrara marble quarries: their chemical compositions, physical properties, and structural features. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . New Minerals (2001). 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ima mineral symbol → Cra
    Chemical formula → Ca₃(SO₄)[Ge(OH)₆](CO₃) * 12H₂O
    Instance of → mineral species
    Point group → Q13362361
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362361]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269464|batch #269464]]"
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