ulexite

nesoborate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q409611
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ulexite

Summary

ulexite is a mineral species[1]. ulexite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ulexite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Georg Ludwig Ulex is named after ulexite[4].
  • ulexite's chemical formula is recorded as NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O[5].
  • ulexite is a type of nesoborate mineral subclass[6].
  • ulexite is a type of borate class of minerals[7].
  • ulexite's Commons category is recorded as Ulexite[8].
  • ulexite's streak color is recorded as white[9].
  • ulexite's crystal system is recorded as triclinic crystal system[10].
  • ulexite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • ulexite's space group is recorded as triclinic-pedial[12].
  • ulexite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vc/B.07[13].
  • ulexite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 6.EA.25[14].
  • ulexite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 6.EA.25[15].
  • ulexite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.5'}[16].
  • ulexite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • ulexite's described by source is recorded as A System of Mineralogy, 3rd edition[18].
  • ulexite's type locality is recorded as Iquique Province[19].
  • ulexite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ulx[20].

Why It Matters

ulexite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).[2] ulexite has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] ulexite is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). 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] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Georg Ludwig Ulex
    Streak color white
    Instance of mineral species
    Point group Q13364171
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13364171]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
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