stishovite

silica mineral, rutile mineral group
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q420620
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stishovite

Summary

stishovite is a mineral species[1]. stishovite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • stishovite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Sergey Stishov is named after stishovite[4].
  • stishovite's chemical formula is recorded as SiO₂[5].
  • stishovite is a type of rutile mineral group[6].
  • stishovite is a type of silicon dioxide[7].
  • stishovite is a type of tectosilicates[8].
  • stishovite's Commons category is recorded as Stishovite[9].
  • stishovite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[10].
  • stishovite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[11].
  • stishovite's space group is recorded as space group P4₂/mnm[12].
  • stishovite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as IV/D.01b[13].
  • stishovite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 4.DA.40[14].
  • stishovite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 4.DA.40[15].
  • stishovite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+9.4'}[16].
  • stishovite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Sti[17].

Why It Matters

stishovite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month).[2] stishovite has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] stishovite is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . handbookofmineralogy.org. handbookofmineralogy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 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.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Sergey Stishov
    Mohs' hardness {'amount': '+9.4'}
    Subclass of
    Named after
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