forsterite
Magnesium end-member of olivine, nesosilicate mineral
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forsterite
Summary
forsterite is a mineral species[1]. forsterite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- forsterite's image is recorded as Forsterite on Sanidine - Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany.jpg[3].
- forsterite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
- Adolarius Jacob Forster is named after forsterite[5].
- forsterite's chemical formula is recorded as Mg₂SiO₄[6].
- forsterite's subclass of is recorded as olivine[7].
- forsterite's subclass of is recorded as olivine mineral group[8].
- forsterite's Commons category is recorded as Forsterite[9].
- forsterite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
- forsterite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[11].
- forsterite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
- forsterite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qjpt[13].
- forsterite's space group is recorded as space group Pbnm[14].
- forsterite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A.03[15].
- forsterite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AC.05[16].
- forsterite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AC.05[17].
- forsterite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 51.3.1.2[18].
- forsterite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[19].
- forsterite's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0109926[20].
- forsterite's described by source is recorded as Observations on the preceding paper, with an account of a new mineral[21].
- forsterite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/forsterite[22].
- forsterite's solid solution series with is recorded as fayalite[23].
- forsterite's solid solution series with is recorded as tephroite[24].
- forsterite's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03819460n[25].
- forsterite's type locality is recorded as Mount Somma[26].
- forsterite's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as forsteritt[27].
Why It Matters
forsterite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2] forsterite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] forsterite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]