kësterite

sulfosalt mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q411526
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kësterite

Summary

kësterite is a mineral species[1]. kësterite draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #160 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • kësterite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Kester tin deposit is named after kësterite[4].
  • kësterite's chemical formula is recorded as Cu₂ZnSnS₄[5].
  • kësterite is a type of stannite mineral group[6].
  • kësterite is a type of CZTS[7].
  • kësterite's Commons category is recorded as Kësterite[8].
  • kësterite's streak color is recorded as black[9].
  • kësterite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[10].
  • kësterite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • kësterite's point group is recorded as tetragonal-scalenohedral[12].
  • kësterite's space group is recorded as space group I-42m[13].
  • kësterite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.03a[14].
  • kësterite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CB.15a[15].
  • kësterite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.CB.15a[16].
  • kësterite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}[17].
  • kësterite's density is recorded as {'amount': '+4607.27'}[18].
  • kësterite's type locality is recorded as Kester tin deposit[19].
  • kësterite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Kës[20].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for kësterite include ferrokësterite[21], a mineral species[22].

Why It Matters

kësterite draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #160 of 1,431).[2] kësterite has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] kësterite is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for kësterite include ferrokësterite[21], a mineral species[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+4.5'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1088]]: 4.5, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270249|batch #270249]]"
  2. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → tetragonal-scalenohedral
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13363957]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
  3. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → tetragonal crystal system
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → —
    Streak color → black
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 1550125, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269093|batch #269093]]"
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