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sinhalite

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sinhalite

Summary

sinhalite is a mineral species[1]. sinhalite draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #166 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • sinhalite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Sri Lanka is named after sinhalite[4].
  • sinhalite's chemical formula is recorded as MgAlBO₄[5].
  • sinhalite is a type of olivine structural group[6].
  • sinhalite's Commons category is recorded as Sinhalite[7].
  • sinhalite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[8].
  • sinhalite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[9].
  • sinhalite's space group is recorded as space group Pbnm[10].
  • sinhalite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vc/A.05[11].
  • sinhalite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 6.AC.05[12].
  • sinhalite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 6.AC.05[13].
  • sinhalite's described by source is recorded as Sinhalite: a New Mineral[14].
  • sinhalite's described by source is recorded as Sinhalite (MgAlBO4), a new mineral[15].
  • sinhalite's type locality is recorded as Sri Lanka[16].
  • sinhalite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Shl[17].

Why It Matters

sinhalite draws 49 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #166 of 1,431).[2] sinhalite has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . rruff. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → +3.3475
    Instance of → mineral species
    Type locality (geology) → Sri Lanka
    Ima status and/or rank → grandfathered mineral (G)
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2054]]: 3.3475 gram per cubic centimetre, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269346|batch #269346]]"
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