colemanite

Summary

colemanite is a mineral species^[1]. colemanite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• colemanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• William Tell Coleman is named after colemanite^[4].
• colemanite's chemical formula is recorded as CaB₃O₄(OH)₃·H₂O^[5].
• colemanite is a type of borate class of minerals^[6].
• colemanite's Commons category is recorded as Colemanite^[7].
• colemanite's streak color is recorded as white^[8].
• colemanite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system^[9].
• colemanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[10].
• colemanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vc/C.03^[11].
• colemanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 6.CB.10^[12].
• colemanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 6.CB.10^[13].
• colemanite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}^[14].
• colemanite's described by source is recorded as Report on the borax deposits of California and Nevada, Borax minerals and those containing boracic acid in small quantities^[15].
• colemanite's described by source is recorded as On colemanite, a new borate of lime^[16].
• colemanite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• colemanite's type locality is recorded as Furnace Creek district^[18].
• colemanite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cole^[19].

Why It Matters

colemanite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month).^[2] colemanite has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] colemanite is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]