sylvite
rocksalt group, halide mineral
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sylvite
Summary
sylvite is a mineral species[1]. sylvite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- sylvite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
- Franciscus Sylvius is named after sylvite[4].
- sylvite's chemical formula is recorded as KCl[5].
- sylvite is a type of halite mineral group[6].
- sylvite is a type of halide class of minerals[7].
- sylvite's Commons category is recorded as Sylvite[8].
- sylvite comprises potassium chloride[9].
- sylvite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
- sylvite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[11].
- sylvite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
- sylvite's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[13].
- sylvite's space group is recorded as space group Fm-3m[14].
- sylvite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/A.02[15].
- sylvite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.AA.20[16].
- sylvite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.AA.20[17].
- sylvite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[18].
- sylvite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- sylvite's described by source is recorded as Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie[20].
- sylvite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
- sylvite's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- sylvite's density is recorded as {'amount': '+1.987'}[23].
- sylvite's type locality is recorded as Mount Vesuvius[24].
- sylvite's contains is recorded as potassium chloride[25].
- sylvite's Poisson's ratio is recorded as {'amount': '+0.265'}[26].
- sylvite's bulk modulus is recorded as {'amount': '+16489000000.0'}[27].
Why It Matters
sylvite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).[2] sylvite has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] sylvite is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]