illite

degradation product of muscovite to montmorillonite
ChemicalSubstance mineral_group Q1145804
illite
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illite

Summary

illite is a mineral group[1]. illite draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_group category, ranking #11 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • illite's image is recorded as Illite.jpg[3].
  • illite's instance of is recorded as mineral group[4].
  • illite's subclass of is recorded as montmorillonite[5].
  • illite's subclass of is recorded as muscovite[6].
  • illite's subclass of is recorded as phyllosilicates[7].
  • illite's subclass of is recorded as hydrous mica[8].
  • illite's Commons category is recorded as Illite[9].
  • illite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
  • illite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[11].
  • illite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06gmsz[12].
  • illite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.07a[13].
  • illite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EC.25[14].
  • illite's CosIng number is recorded as 56705[15].
  • illite's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as illite[16].
  • illite's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as illitt[17].
  • illite's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 007860[18].
  • illite's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Mineral", "Illite"][19].
  • illite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 2011[20].
  • illite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 15073[21].
  • illite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 15074[22].
  • illite's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779429093[23].
  • illite's Kivid.info ID is recorded as 588[24].
  • illite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ilt[25].
  • illite's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2779429093[26].
  • illite's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 82220[27].

Why It Matters

illite draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_group category, ranking #11 of 22).[2] illite has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] illite is known by 8 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] . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). illite. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/illite
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_illite_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{illite}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/illite}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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