onyx

banded variety of the mineral chalcedony
ChemicalSubstance mineral_variety Q180884
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onyx

Summary

onyx is a mineral variety[1]. onyx draws 6,010 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_variety category, ranking #8 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • onyx's instance of is recorded as mineral variety[3].
  • nail is named after onyx[4].
  • onyx's chemical formula is recorded as SiO₂[5].
  • onyx is a type of chalcedony[6].
  • onyx's Commons category is recorded as Onyx[7].
  • onyx's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[8].
  • onyx's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[9].
  • onyx's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • onyx's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • onyx's different from is recorded as Onyks[12].
  • onyx's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.659'}[13].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for onyx include P-800 Oniks[14], a missile model[15].

Why It Matters

onyx draws 6,010 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_variety category, ranking #8 of 73).[2] onyx has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] onyx is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for onyx include P-800 Oniks[14], a missile model[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . 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. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of chalcedony
    Described by source The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Different from Onyks
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297174, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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