sanidine

Summary

sanidine is a mineral species^[1]. sanidine ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• sanidine's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• plate is named after sanidine^[4].
• visual appearance is named after sanidine^[5].
• sanidine's chemical formula is recorded as KAlSi₃O₈^[6].
• sanidine is a type of alkali feldspar^[7].
• sanidine's Commons category is recorded as Sanidine^[8].
• sanidine's streak color is recorded as white^[9].
• sanidine's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system^[10].
• sanidine's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[11].
• sanidine's space group is recorded as space group C2/m^[12].
• sanidine's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/F.03a^[13].
• sanidine's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.FA.30^[14].
• sanidine's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.FA.30^[15].
• sanidine's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[16].
• sanidine's described by source is recorded as Mineralogische Studien über die Gebirge am Niederrhein: Sanidin^[17].
• sanidine's described by source is recorded as Chemische Untersuchung des glasigen Feldspaths vom Drachenfels^[18].
• sanidine's type locality is recorded as Drachenfels^[19].
• sanidine's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Sa^[20].

Why It Matters

sanidine ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2] sanidine has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] sanidine is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]