corundum
oxide mineral
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corundum
Summary
corundum is a mineral species[1]. corundum ranks in the top 0.56% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,487 views/month, #8 of 1,431).[2]
Key Facts
- corundum's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
- ruby is named after corundum[4].
- corundum's chemical formula is recorded as Al₂O₃[5].
- corundum is a type of hematite mineral group[6].
- corundum's Commons category is recorded as Corundum[7].
- corundum comprises aluminium oxide[8].
- corundum's streak color is recorded as white[9].
- corundum's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[10].
- corundum's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
- corundum's space group is recorded as space group R-3c[12].
- corundum's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/C.04a[13].
- corundum's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.CB.05[14].
- corundum's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.CB.05[15].
- corundum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Corundum gemstones[16].
- corundum's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}[17].
- corundum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- corundum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- corundum's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[20].
- corundum's described by source is recorded as An Addition to the Catalogue of the Foreign Native Fossils in the Collection of J. Woodward M.D.[21].
- corundum's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[22].
- corundum's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Crn[23].
Why It Matters
corundum ranks in the top 0.56% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,487 views/month, #8 of 1,431).[2] corundum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] corundum is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]