variscite

hydrous aluminium phosphate
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q415544
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variscite

Summary

variscite is a mineral species[1]. variscite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • variscite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Vogtland is named after variscite[4].
  • variscite's chemical formula is recorded as Al(PO₄)·2H₂O[5].
  • variscite is a type of scorodite mineral group[6].
  • variscite's Commons category is recorded as Variscite[7].
  • variscite's streak color is recorded as white[8].
  • variscite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[9].
  • variscite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[10].
  • variscite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VII/C.05b[11].
  • variscite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 8.CD.10[12].
  • variscite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 8.CD.10[13].
  • variscite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+4.5'}[14].
  • variscite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • variscite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Var[16].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for variscite include metavariscite[17], a mineral species[18].

Why It Matters

variscite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).[2] variscite has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] variscite is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for variscite include metavariscite[17], a mineral species[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . rruff. 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] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mineral", "Variscite"]
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'm
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Mineral", "Variscite"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53876992|variscite (#53876992)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1436|W"
  2. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+4.5'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1088]]: 4.5, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270249|batch #270249]]"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → scorodite mineral group
    Named after → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534288705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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