pargasite

Ca-amphibole, double chain inosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q2056968
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pargasite

Summary

pargasite is a mineral species[1]. pargasite draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #156 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • pargasite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Pargas is named after pargasite[4].
  • pargasite's chemical formula is recorded as NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂[5].
  • pargasite is a type of pargasite rootname series[6].
  • pargasite is a type of magnesio-hornblende[7].
  • pargasite's Commons category is recorded as Pargasite[8].
  • pargasite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[9].
  • pargasite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as redefined mineral (Rd)[10].
  • pargasite's space group is recorded as space group C2/m[11].
  • pargasite's cleavage is recorded as {110}[12].
  • pargasite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/D.05c[13].
  • pargasite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.DE.10[14].
  • pargasite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.DE.15[15].
  • pargasite's reference URL is recorded as http://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/CM10_97.pdf[16].
  • pargasite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+5.5'}[17].
  • pargasite's described by source is recorded as Korrespondenz: Ueber den sogenannten Pargasit[18].
  • pargasite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Prg[19].

Why It Matters

pargasite draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #156 of 1,431).[2] pargasite has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] pargasite is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup (2012). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup (2012). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Cation ordering in Pb2+-bearing, Mn3+-rich pargasite from Långban, Sweden. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Cation ordering in Pb2+-bearing, Mn3+-rich pargasite from Långban, Sweden. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Handbook of Mineralogy. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mindat.org. mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Shorter communications: Pargasites from Madagascar. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Pargas
    Cleavage {110}
    Instance of mineral species
    Point group Q13364114
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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