sapphirine
a rare mineral of the sapphirine supergroup, single chain inosilicate mineral with polytopes 1A, 2M, 3A, 4M, 5A; a silicate of magnesium and aluminium, (Mg,Al)₈(Al,Si)₆O₂₀ (with Fe as a major impurity); named after its sapphire-like colour
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sapphirine
Summary
sapphirine is a mineral species[1]. sapphirine draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #146 of 1,431).[2]
Key Facts
- sapphirine's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
- sapphire is named after sapphirine[4].
- sapphirine's chemical formula is recorded as Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆][5].
- sapphirine is a type of sapphirine group[6].
- sapphirine's Commons category is recorded as Sapphirine[7].
- sapphirine's streak color is recorded as white[8].
- sapphirine's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[9].
- sapphirine's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
- sapphirine's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A’.03[11].
- sapphirine's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.DH.45[12].
- sapphirine's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.DH.45[13].
- sapphirine's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}[14].
- sapphirine's described by source is recorded as 2. Saphirin von Fiskenaes oder Kikertarsoeitsiak[15].
- sapphirine's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Spr[16].
Why It Matters
sapphirine draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #146 of 1,431).[2] sapphirine has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] sapphirine is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]