malachite

carbonate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q164411
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malachite

Summary

malachite is a mineral species[1]. malachite ranks in the top 0.98% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,677 views/month, #14 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • malachite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Malva is named after malachite[4].
  • peafowl is named after malachite[5].
  • malachite's chemical formula is recorded as Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂[6].
  • malachite is a type of rosasite mineral group[7].
  • malachite's Commons category is recorded as Malachite[8].
  • malachite's streak color is recorded as green[9].
  • malachite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[10].
  • malachite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • malachite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vb/B.01[12].
  • malachite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 5.BA.10[13].
  • malachite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 5.BA.10[14].
  • malachite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+3.75'}[15].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[18].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Mineralogia, eller mineralriket indelt och beskrifvet[19].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 10: Малайзія — Мугаджары[22].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[24].
  • malachite's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[25].
  • malachite's different from is recorded as Malachite[26].
  • malachite's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.850'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for malachite include P-120 Malakhit[28], a missile model[29]; Malachite Room of the Winter Palace[30], a hall[31], in Russia[32]; and pseudomalachite[33], a mineral species[34].

Why It Matters

malachite ranks in the top 0.98% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,677 views/month, #14 of 1,431).[2] malachite has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] malachite is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for malachite include P-120 Malakhit[28], a missile model[29]; Malachite Room of the Winter Palace[30], a hall[31], in Russia[32]; and pseudomalachite[33], a mineral species[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Streak color green
    Instance of mineral species
    Named after Malva, peafowl
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2168756
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