potarite

rare mineral composed of palladium and mercury12. It was discovered by Sir John Harrison in British Guiana (now Guyana)
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q429541
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potarite

Summary

potarite is a mineral species[1]. potarite has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • potarite's image is recorded as Potarite-206828.jpg[3].
  • potarite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[4].
  • Potaro River is named after potarite[5].
  • potarite's chemical formula is recorded as PdHg[6].
  • potarite's subclass of is recorded as amalgam[7].
  • potarite's Commons category is recorded as Potarite[8].
  • potarite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[9].
  • potarite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • potarite's space group is recorded as space group P4/mmm[11].
  • potarite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as I/A.02[12].
  • potarite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 1.AD.25[13].
  • potarite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 1.AD.25[14].
  • potarite's described by source is recorded as Potarite, a new mineral discovered by the late Sir John Harrison in British Guiana[15].
  • potarite's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12143_ss[16].
  • potarite's type locality is recorded as Kaieteur Falls[17].
  • potarite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ptr[18].

Why It Matters

potarite has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . mineralienatlas.de. 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] . Potarite, a new mineral discovered by the late Sir John Harrison in British Guiana. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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