pyrolusite

manganese dioxide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q413293
pyrolusite
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pyrolusite

Summary

pyrolusite is a mineral species[1]. pyrolusite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • pyrolusite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • fire is named after pyrolusite[4].
  • washing is named after pyrolusite[5].
  • pyrolusite's chemical formula is recorded as MnO₂[6].
  • pyrolusite is a type of rutile mineral group[7].
  • pyrolusite's Commons category is recorded as Pyrolusite[8].
  • pyrolusite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[9].
  • pyrolusite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[10].
  • pyrolusite's space group is recorded as space group P4₂/mnm[11].
  • pyrolusite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/D.03a[12].
  • pyrolusite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.DB.05[13].
  • pyrolusite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.DB.05[14].
  • pyrolusite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • pyrolusite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • pyrolusite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • pyrolusite's described by source is recorded as Description of pyrolusite, or prismatic manganese ore[18].
  • pyrolusite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
  • pyrolusite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • pyrolusite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[21].
  • pyrolusite's contains is recorded as manganese dioxide[22].
  • pyrolusite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Pyl[23].

Why It Matters

pyrolusite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month).[2] pyrolusite has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] pyrolusite is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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] ↑ . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2022). 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 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. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → Q13363960
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13363960]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
  2. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cod id → 2105814
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 2105814, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269093|batch #269093]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → fire, washing
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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