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tschermakite

Ca-amphibole, double chain inosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q1070842
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Summary

tschermakite is a mineral species[1]. tschermakite draws 90 Wikipedia views per month (mineral species category, ranking #168 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg[3]
  • Chemical formula: ☐Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₆Al₂O₂₂(OH)₂[4]
  • Subclass of: tschermakite rootname series[5]
  • Commons category: Tschermakite[6]
  • Crystal system: monoclinic crystal system[7]
  • IMA status and/or rank: redefined mineral (Rd)[8]
  • Space group: space group C2/m[9]
  • Cleavage: {110}[10]
  • Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VIII/D.05c[11]
  • Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 9.DE.10[12]
  • Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 9.DE.10[13]
  • Mohs' hardness: 5.5[14]
  • Described by source: Variations in composition and properties of the calciferous amphiboles[15]
  • IMA Mineral Symbol: Tsr[16]

Why It Matters

tschermakite has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] tschermakite is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Variations in composition and properties of the calciferous amphiboles. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup (2012). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Nomenclature of the amphibole supergroup (2012). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Crystal structure and Mössbauer spectroscopy of tschermakite from the ruby locality at Fiskenaesset, Greenland. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . mindat.org. mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . mindat.org. mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mineral", "Tschermakite"]
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+5.5'}
    Subclass of → —
    Ima status and/or rank → redefined mineral (Rd), redefined mineral (Rd)
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Mineral", "Tschermakite"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53876888|tschermakite (#53876888)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/"
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