grossular

garnet, nesosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q220373
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grossular

Summary

grossular is a mineral species[1]. grossular ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • grossular's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Ribes uva-crispa is named after grossular[4].
  • grossular's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃[5].
  • grossular is a type of garnet group[6].
  • grossular's Commons category is recorded as Grossular[7].
  • grossular's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[8].
  • grossular's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[9].
  • grossular's space group is recorded as space group[10].
  • grossular's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A.06a[11].
  • grossular's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AD.25[12].
  • grossular's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AD.25[13].
  • grossular's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • grossular's described by source is recorded as Handbuch der Mineralogie[15].
  • grossular's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • grossular's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • grossular's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[18].
  • grossular's type locality is recorded as Akhtaragda river mouth[19].
  • grossular's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Grs[20].

Why It Matters

grossular ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2] grossular has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] grossular is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Handbuch der Mineralogie. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system cubic crystal system
    Named after
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Handbuch der Mineralogie, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +2
    Subclass of
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