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greenockite

sulfide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q414138
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greenockite

Summary

greenockite is a mineral species[1]. greenockite has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • greenockite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart is named after greenockite[4].
  • greenockite's chemical formula is recorded as CdS[5].
  • greenockite is a type of wurtzite mineral group[6].
  • greenockite's Commons category is recorded as Greenockite[7].
  • greenockite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[8].
  • greenockite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[9].
  • greenockite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.06[10].
  • greenockite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CB.45[11].
  • greenockite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CB.45[12].
  • greenockite's type locality is recorded as Strathclyde[13].
  • greenockite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Gnk[14].

Why It Matters

greenockite has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 1d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → hexagonal crystal system
    Shear modulus → +17290000000.0
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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