lonsdaleite

allotrope of carbon
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q411827
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lonsdaleite

Summary

lonsdaleite is a mineral species[1]. lonsdaleite ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • lonsdaleite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • lonsdaleite's chemical structure is recorded as Lonsdaleite structure.PNG[4].
  • Kathleen Lonsdale is named after lonsdaleite[5].
  • lonsdaleite's chemical formula is recorded as C[6].
  • lonsdaleite's subclass of is recorded as carbon-silicon family[7].
  • lonsdaleite's subclass of is recorded as allotrope of carbon[8].
  • lonsdaleite's subclass of is recorded as covalent network solid[9].
  • lonsdaleite's Commons category is recorded as Lonsdaleite[10].
  • lonsdaleite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA1966-044[11].
  • lonsdaleite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[12].
  • lonsdaleite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[13].
  • lonsdaleite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ljn[14].
  • lonsdaleite's space group is recorded as space group P6₃/mmc[15].
  • lonsdaleite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as I/B.02b[16].
  • lonsdaleite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 1.CB.10b[17].
  • lonsdaleite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 1.CB.10b[18].
  • lonsdaleite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 1.3.6.3[19].
  • lonsdaleite's described by source is recorded as Lonsdaleite is faulted and twinned cubic diamond and does not exist as a discrete material[20].
  • lonsdaleite's type locality is recorded as Canyon Diablo meteorite[21].
  • lonsdaleite's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 134953[22].
  • lonsdaleite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 2431[23].
  • lonsdaleite's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778026306[24].
  • lonsdaleite's related image is recorded as Lonsdaleite structure.PNG[25].
  • lonsdaleite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Lon[26].

Why It Matters

lonsdaleite ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).[2] lonsdaleite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] lonsdaleite is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2021). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . rruff.info. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . rruff.info. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mindat.org. mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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