kyanite

Summary

kyanite is a mineral species^[1]. kyanite ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• kyanite's image is recorded as KyaniteUSGOV.jpg^[3].
• kyanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[4].
• dark blue is named after kyanite^[5].
• kyanite's chemical formula is recorded as Al₂OSiO₄^[6].
• kyanite's subclass of is recorded as nesosilicates^[7].
• kyanite's subclass of is recorded as aluminosilicate^[8].
• kyanite's Commons category is recorded as Kyanite^[9].
• kyanite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA1967 s.p.^[10].
• kyanite's streak color is recorded as white^[11].
• kyanite's crystal system is recorded as triclinic crystal system^[12].
• kyanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)^[13].
• kyanite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04bvj^[14].
• kyanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A’.02^[15].
• kyanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AF.15^[16].
• kyanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AF.15^[17].
• kyanite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 52.2.2c.1^[18].
• kyanite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}^[19].
• kyanite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}^[20].
• kyanite's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0090325^[21].
• kyanite's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan^[22].
• kyanite's described by source is recorded as Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann^[23].
• kyanite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• kyanite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• kyanite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• kyanite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[27].

Why It Matters

kyanite ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).^[2] kyanite has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] kyanite is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]