cryptomelane

oxide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q3559150
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cryptomelane

Summary

cryptomelane is a mineral species[1]. cryptomelane draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #166 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • cryptomelane's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • black is named after cryptomelane[4].
  • secrecy is named after cryptomelane[5].
  • cryptomelane's chemical formula is recorded as K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆[6].
  • cryptomelane is a type of coronadite mineral group[7].
  • cryptomelane's Commons category is recorded as Cryptomelane[8].
  • cryptomelane's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[9].
  • cryptomelane's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[10].
  • cryptomelane's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.DK.05[11].
  • cryptomelane's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.DK.05a[12].
  • cryptomelane's described by source is recorded as Cryptomelane, a new name for the commonest of the "psilomelane" minerals[13].
  • cryptomelane's type locality is recorded as Tombstone[14].
  • cryptomelane's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cml[15].

Why It Matters

cryptomelane draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #166 of 1,431).[2] cryptomelane has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] cryptomelane is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Cryptomelane, a new name for the commonest of the "psilomelane" minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Cryptomelane, a new name for the commonest of the "psilomelane" minerals. 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] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2022). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Cryptomelane, a new name for the commonest of the "psilomelane" minerals. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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