chalcanthite

sulfate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q407861
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chalcanthite

Summary

chalcanthite is a mineral species[1]. chalcanthite ranks in the top 7% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • chalcanthite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • copper is named after chalcanthite[4].
  • flower is named after chalcanthite[5].
  • chalcanthite's chemical formula is recorded as CuSO₄·5H₂O[6].
  • chalcanthite is a type of chalcanthite mineral group[7].
  • chalcanthite's Commons category is recorded as Chalcanthite[8].
  • chalcanthite comprises copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate[9].
  • chalcanthite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
  • chalcanthite's crystal system is recorded as triclinic crystal system[11].
  • chalcanthite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
  • chalcanthite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VI/C.03a[13].
  • chalcanthite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.CB.20[14].
  • chalcanthite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.CB.20[15].
  • chalcanthite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • chalcanthite's described by source is recorded as De materia medica[17].
  • chalcanthite's described by source is recorded as Die Mineral-Namen und die Mineralogische Nomenklatur[18].
  • chalcanthite's type locality is recorded as Chuquicamata[19].
  • chalcanthite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cct[20].

Why It Matters

chalcanthite ranks in the top 7% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month).[2] chalcanthite has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] chalcanthite is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Streak color white
    Has parts
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