ekanite

phyllosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q2252707
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ekanite

Summary

ekanite is a mineral species[1]. ekanite ranks in the top 10% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ekanite's image is recorded as Cut crystal of Ekanite.JPG[3].
  • ekanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • human is named after ekanite[5].
  • ekanite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₂ThSi₈O₂₀[6].
  • ekanite's subclass of is recorded as ekanite mineral group[7].
  • ekanite's Commons category is recorded as Ekanite[8].
  • ekanite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA1967 s.p.[9].
  • ekanite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
  • ekanite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[11].
  • ekanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[12].
  • ekanite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qftbf[13].
  • ekanite's space group is recorded as space group I422[14].
  • ekanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/C.05[15].
  • ekanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EA.10[16].
  • ekanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.EA.10[17].
  • ekanite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 72.1.1.1[18].
  • ekanite's described by source is recorded as Ekanite, a New Metamict Mineral from Ceylon[19].
  • ekanite's type locality is recorded as Ratnapura[20].
  • ekanite's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Mineral", "Ekanite"][21].
  • ekanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 1361[22].
  • ekanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 13954[23].
  • ekanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 13955[24].
  • ekanite's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778538005[25].
  • ekanite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ek[26].

Why It Matters

ekanite ranks in the top 10% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] ekanite has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2022). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Ekanite, a New Metamict Mineral from Ceylon. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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