fairchildite

carbonate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q3738438
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Summary

fairchildite is a mineral species[1]. fairchildite is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • fairchildite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • John Gifford Fairchild is named after fairchildite[4].
  • fairchildite's chemical formula is recorded as K₂Ca(CO₃)₂[5].
  • fairchildite is a type of carbonate and nitrate class of minerals[6].
  • fairchildite's Commons category is recorded as Fairchildite[7].
  • fairchildite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[8].
  • fairchildite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[9].
  • fairchildite's point group is recorded as ditrigonal scalahedral[10].
  • fairchildite's space group is recorded as space group R-3m[11].
  • fairchildite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vb/A.05[12].
  • fairchildite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 5.AC.20[13].
  • fairchildite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 5.AC.20[14].
  • fairchildite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}[15].
  • 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[16].
  • fairchildite's density is recorded as {'amount': '+2.6338'}[17].
  • fairchildite's type locality is recorded as Grand Canyon National Park[18].
  • fairchildite's type locality is recorded as Kaniksu National Forest[19].
  • fairchildite's Poisson's ratio is recorded as {'amount': '+0.296'}[20].
  • fairchildite's bulk modulus is recorded as {'amount': '+46261000000.0'}[21].
  • fairchildite's shear modulus is recorded as {'amount': '+21788000000.0'}[22].
  • fairchildite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Fch[23].

Why It Matters

fairchildite is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+2.5'}
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  2. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.296'}
    Shear modulus → {'amount': '+21788000000.0'}
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ Bulk modulus: 46,261,000,000.0 pascal, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P356]]"
  3. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'amount': '+2.6338'}
    Bulk modulus → {'amount': '+46261000000.0'}
    Instance of → mineral species
    Point group → ditrigonal scalahedral
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cod id: 9016684, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269346|batch #269346]]"
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