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tanzanite

blue to purple variety of the mineral zoisite
ChemicalSubstance mineral_variety Q429942
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tanzanite

Summary

tanzanite is a mineral variety[1]. tanzanite draws 746 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_variety category, ranking #12 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • tanzanite's instance of is recorded as mineral variety[3].
  • Tanzania is named after tanzanite[4].
  • tanzanite is a type of zoisite[5].
  • tanzanite's Commons category is recorded as Tanzanite[6].
  • tanzanite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[7].
  • tanzanite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.75'}[8].
  • tanzanite's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.35'}[9].
  • tanzanite's source of material is recorded as Manyara Region[10].
  • tanzanite's type locality is recorded as Mererani[11].

Why It Matters

tanzanite draws 746 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_variety category, ranking #12 of 73).[2] tanzanite has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] tanzanite is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Tanzania

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.35'}
    Type locality (geology) → Mererani
    Crystal system → orthorhombic crystal system
    Subclass of → zoisite
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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