pyrite

Summary

pyrite is a mineral species^[1]. pyrite ranks in the top 0.35% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,013 views/month, #5 of 1,431).^[2]

Key Facts

• pyrite's image is recorded as Pyrite - Huanzala mine, Huallanca, Bolognesi, Ancash, Peru.jpg^[3].
• pyrite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[4].
• fire is named after pyrite^[5].
• pyrite's GND ID is recorded as 4176502-3^[6].
• pyrite's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 1309-36-0^[7].
• pyrite's EC number is recorded as 215-167-7^[8].
• pyrite's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85109339^[9].
• pyrite's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11948211t^[10].
• pyrite's chemical formula is recorded as FeS₂^[11].
• pyrite's subclass of is recorded as pyrite mineral group^[12].
• pyrite's subclass of is recorded as pyrite structural group^[13].
• pyrite's subclass of is recorded as sulfide class of minerals^[14].
• pyrite's Commons category is recorded as Pyrite^[15].
• pyrite's color is recorded as copper^[16].
• pyrite's color is recorded as gold^[17].
• pyrite's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 27023^[18].
• pyrite's has part is recorded as ferrous disulfide^[19].
• pyrite's streak color is recorded as black^[20].
• pyrite's twinning is recorded as penetration twin^[21].
• pyrite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[22].
• pyrite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[23].
• pyrite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cdw_^[24].
• pyrite's ZVG number is recorded as 1870^[25].
• pyrite's space group is recorded as space group Pa-3^[26].
• pyrite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/C.05^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for pyrite include chalcopyrite^[28], a mineral species^[29]; marcasite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; arsenopyrite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; pyritohedron^[34]; and argentopyrite^[35], a mineral species^[36].

Why It Matters

pyrite ranks in the top 0.35% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,013 views/month, #5 of 1,431).^[2] pyrite has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] pyrite is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for pyrite include chalcopyrite^[28], a mineral species^[29]; marcasite^[30], a mineral species^[31]; arsenopyrite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; pyritohedron^[34]; and argentopyrite^[35], a mineral species^[36].