moissanite
carbide mineral; polytypes: 10R, 15R, 33R, 5H
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moissanite
Summary
moissanite is a mineral species[1]. moissanite ranks in the top 0.63% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,273 views/month, #9 of 1,431).[2]
Key Facts
- moissanite's image is recorded as Moissanite-USGS-20-1002b.jpg[3].
- moissanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
- Henri Moissan is named after moissanite[5].
- moissanite's chemical formula is recorded as SiC[6].
- moissanite's subclass of is recorded as carbide family of minerals[7].
- moissanite's Commons category is recorded as Moissanite[8].
- moissanite's has part is recorded as silicon carbide[9].
- moissanite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[10].
- moissanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
- moissanite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03bw_4z[12].
- moissanite's space group is recorded as space group P6₃mc[13].
- moissanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as I/B.02 – Anhang[14].
- moissanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 1.DA.05[15].
- moissanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 1.DA.[16].
- moissanite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+9.25'}[17].
- moissanite's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0124289[18].
- moissanite's described by source is recorded as Moissanite, a natural silicon carbide[19].
- moissanite's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moissanite'}[20].
- moissanite's type locality is recorded as Canyon Diablo meteorite[21].
- moissanite's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2235980[22].
- moissanite's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as moissanitt[23].
- moissanite's Römpp online ID is recorded as RD-13-02838[24].
- moissanite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 2743[25].
- moissanite's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777197087[26].
- moissanite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Moi[27].
Why It Matters
moissanite ranks in the top 0.63% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,273 views/month, #9 of 1,431).[2] moissanite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] moissanite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]