fairchildite

carbonate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q3738438
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fairchildite

Summary

fairchildite is a mineral species[1].

Key Facts

  • fairchildite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[2].
  • John Gifford Fairchild is named after fairchildite[3].
  • fairchildite's chemical formula is recorded as K₂Ca(CO₃)₂[4].
  • fairchildite is a type of carbonate and nitrate class of minerals[5].
  • fairchildite's Commons category is recorded as Fairchildite[6].
  • fairchildite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[7].
  • fairchildite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[8].
  • fairchildite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vb/A.05[9].
  • fairchildite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 5.AC.20[10].
  • fairchildite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 5.AC.20[11].
  • fairchildite's described by source is recorded as Fused wood-ash stones: Fairchildite K2CO3·CaCO3, buetschliite 3K2CO3·2CaCO3·6H2O and calcite, CaCO3, their essential components[12].
  • fairchildite's type locality is recorded as Grand Canyon National Park[13].
  • fairchildite's type locality is recorded as Kaniksu National Forest[14].
  • fairchildite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Fch[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Fused wood-ash stones: Fairchildite K2CO3·CaCO3, buetschliite 3K2CO3·2CaCO3·6H2O and calcite, CaCO3, their essential components. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009). wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009). wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Fused wood-ash stones: Fairchildite K2CO3·CaCO3, buetschliite 3K2CO3·2CaCO3·6H2O and calcite, CaCO3, their essential components. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Fused wood-ash stones: Fairchildite K2CO3·CaCO3, buetschliite 3K2CO3·2CaCO3·6H2O and calcite, CaCO3, their essential components. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poisson's ratio +0.296
    Shear modulus +21788000000.0
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  2. 19h ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density +2.6338
    Bulk modulus +46261000000.0
    Instance of mineral species
    Point group Q13362471
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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