celestine

strontium sulfate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q407221
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celestine

Summary

celestine is a mineral species[1]. celestine ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,110 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • celestine's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • sky is named after celestine[4].
  • celestine's chemical formula is recorded as SrSO₄[5].
  • celestine is a type of baryte mineral group[6].
  • celestine is a type of sulfate mineral[7].
  • celestine's Commons category is recorded as Celestine[8].
  • celestine comprises strontium[9].
  • celestine comprises sulfur[10].
  • celestine comprises oxygen[11].
  • celestine comprises strontium sulfate[12].
  • celestine's streak color is recorded as white[13].
  • celestine's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[14].
  • celestine's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[15].
  • celestine's space group is recorded as space group 62[16].
  • celestine's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VI/A.08[17].
  • celestine's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.AD.35[18].
  • celestine's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.AD.35[19].
  • celestine's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+3.25'}[20].
  • celestine's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[21].
  • celestine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • celestine's described by source is recorded as Explication Morale du Jeu de Cartes: Anecdote Curieuse et Interessant[23].
  • celestine's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24].
  • celestine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • celestine's type locality is recorded as Bellwood[26].
  • celestine's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Clt[27].

Why It Matters

celestine ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,110 views/month).[2] celestine has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] celestine is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. 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] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). 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] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q15221937. 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Subclass of baryte mineral group, sulfate mineral
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