cassiterite

oxide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q191222
cassiterite
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cassiterite

Summary

cassiterite is a mineral species[1]. cassiterite ranks in the top 4% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (640 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cassiterite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Cassiterides is named after cassiterite[4].
  • cassiterite's chemical formula is recorded as SnO₂[5].
  • cassiterite is a type of rutile mineral group[6].
  • cassiterite's Commons category is recorded as Cassiterite[7].
  • cassiterite's color is recorded as black[8].
  • cassiterite's color is recorded as brown[9].
  • cassiterite's color is recorded as red[10].
  • cassiterite's color is recorded as yellow[11].
  • cassiterite's color is recorded as white[12].
  • cassiterite comprises tin(IV) oxide[13].
  • cassiterite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[14].
  • cassiterite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[15].
  • cassiterite's space group is recorded as space group P4₂/mnm[16].
  • cassiterite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/D.02[17].
  • cassiterite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.DB.05[18].
  • cassiterite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.DB.05[19].
  • cassiterite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}[20].
  • cassiterite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • cassiterite's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • cassiterite's described by source is recorded as Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie[23].
  • cassiterite's described by source is recorded as Untersuchung der Zinnsteine[24].
  • cassiterite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • cassiterite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • cassiterite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Why It Matters

cassiterite ranks in the top 4% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (640 views/month).[2] cassiterite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cassiterite is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Kivet. 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] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). 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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  1. 3d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+6.5800'}
    Has parts
    Crystal system tetragonal crystal system
    Has part(s) tin(IV) oxide
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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