muscovite

true mica, phyllosilicate mineral; polytypes: 1M, 2A, 2M2, 3T
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q106532
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muscovite

Summary

muscovite is a mineral species[1]. muscovite ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • muscovite's image is recorded as Mineraly.sk - muskovit.jpg[3].
  • muscovite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • Grand Principality of Moscow is named after muscovite[5].
  • muscovite's GND ID is recorded as 4245269-7[6].
  • muscovite's chemical formula is recorded as KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂[7].
  • muscovite's subclass of is recorded as dioctahedral micas[8].
  • muscovite's Commons category is recorded as Muscovite[9].
  • muscovite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA1998 s.p.[10].
  • muscovite's streak color is recorded as white[11].
  • muscovite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[12].
  • muscovite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[13].
  • muscovite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0596h[14].
  • muscovite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.05a[15].
  • muscovite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EC.15[16].
  • muscovite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 71.2.2a.1[17].
  • muscovite's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300011125[18].
  • muscovite's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0194214[19].
  • muscovite's described by source is recorded as A System of Mineralogy, 3rd edition[20].
  • muscovite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • muscovite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • muscovite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/muscovite-mineral[23].
  • muscovite's solid solution series with is recorded as aluminoceladonite[24].
  • muscovite's solid solution series with is recorded as celadonite[25].
  • muscovite's YSO ID is recorded as 2367[26].
  • muscovite's type locality is recorded as Mariposa County[27].

Why It Matters

muscovite ranks in the top 2% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).[2] muscovite has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] muscovite is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2022). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2022). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . YSO-Wikidata mapping project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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