wollastonite
single chain inosilicate mineral; polytypes: 1A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 7A, 1T
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wollastonite
Summary
wollastonite is a mineral species[1]. wollastonite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- wollastonite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
- William Hyde Wollaston is named after wollastonite[4].
- wollastonite's chemical formula is recorded as CaSiO₃[5].
- wollastonite is a type of wollastonite mineral group[6].
- wollastonite is a type of inosilicate[7].
- wollastonite's Commons category is recorded as Wollastonite[8].
- wollastonite's streak color is recorded as white[9].
- wollastonite's crystal system is recorded as triclinic crystal system[10].
- wollastonite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[11].
- wollastonite's space group is recorded as triclinic-pedial[12].
- wollastonite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/D.08a[13].
- wollastonite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.DG.05[14].
- wollastonite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.DG.05[15].
- wollastonite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- wollastonite's described by source is recorded as Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle[17].
- wollastonite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18].
- wollastonite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- wollastonite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[20].
- wollastonite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Wo[21].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for wollastonite include pseudowollastonite[22], a mineral species[23].
Why It Matters
wollastonite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month).[2] wollastonite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] wollastonite is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for wollastonite include pseudowollastonite[22], a mineral species[23].