graphite

allotrope of carbon, mineral, substance
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q5309
graphite
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graphite

Summary

graphite is a mineral species[1]. graphite ranks in the top 0.49% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month, #7 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • graphite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • writing is named after graphite[4].
  • graphite's chemical formula is recorded as C[5].
  • graphite is a type of carbon-silicon family[6].
  • graphite is a type of allotrope of carbon[7].
  • graphite is a type of flammable solid[8].
  • graphite is a type of material[9].
  • graphite is a type of native element mineral[10].
  • graphite's Commons category is recorded as Graphite[11].
  • graphite comprises carbon[12].
  • graphite's streak color is recorded as black[13].
  • graphite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[14].
  • graphite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[15].
  • graphite's space group is recorded as space group P6₃/mmc[16].
  • graphite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as I/B.02a[17].
  • graphite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 1.CB.05a[18].
  • graphite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 1.CB.05a[19].
  • graphite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Graphite[20].
  • graphite's Commons gallery is recorded as Graphite[21].
  • graphite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+1.5'}[22].
  • graphite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • graphite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • graphite's described by source is recorded as Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann[25].
  • graphite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • graphite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

Why It Matters

graphite ranks in the top 0.49% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month, #7 of 1,431).[2] graphite has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] graphite is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+12'}
    Space group space group P6₃/mmc
    Sublimation temperature {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+6602'}
    Mohs' hardness {'amount': '+1.5'}
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