hectorite

smectite, phyllosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q3129310
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hectorite

Summary

hectorite is a mineral species[1]. hectorite draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #146 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • hectorite's image is recorded as Hectorite Hydrous magnesium iron silicate Hector, California.jpg[3].
  • hectorite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • Hector bentonite mine, Hector is named after hectorite[5].
  • hectorite's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 12173-47-6[6].
  • hectorite's EC number is recorded as 235-340-0[7].
  • hectorite's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Li+].[OH-].[OH-].[O-][Si]12OSi(O[Si]3(OSi(O2)[O-])[O-])[O-].[Na+].[Mg+2]Si(O[Si]3(OSi(O2)[O-])[O-])[O-].[Na+].[Mg+2]">[8].
  • hectorite's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/Li.Mg.Na.O10Si4.2H2O/c;;;1-11-5-12(2,6-11)10-14(4)7-13(3,8-14)9-11;;/h;;;;2*1H2/q+1;+2;+1;-4;;/p-2[9].
  • hectorite's InChIKey is recorded as KWLMIXQRALPRBC-UHFFFAOYSA-L[10].
  • hectorite's chemical formula is recorded as H₂LiMgNaO₁₂Si₄²⁻[11].
  • hectorite's subclass of is recorded as smectite mineral group[12].
  • hectorite's Commons category is recorded as Hectorite[13].
  • hectorite's streak color is recorded as white[14].
  • hectorite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[15].
  • hectorite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as questionable (Q)[16].
  • hectorite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q1s6r[17].
  • hectorite's UNII is recorded as 08X4KI73EZ[18].
  • hectorite's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 32697473[19].
  • hectorite's PubChem CID is recorded as 72941499[20].
  • hectorite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.08b[21].
  • hectorite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EC.45[22].
  • hectorite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.EC.45[23].
  • hectorite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 71.3.1b.4[24].
  • hectorite's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+359.853'}[25].
  • hectorite's ECHA Substance Infocard ID is recorded as 100.032.115[26].
  • hectorite's type locality is recorded as Hector bentonite mine, Hector[27].

Why It Matters

hectorite draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #146 of 1,431).[2] hectorite has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q15221937. 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.

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