wurtzite

sulfide mineral; polytypes: 2H, 4H, 6H, 10H, 15R
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q421115
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wurtzite

Summary

wurtzite is a mineral species[1]. wurtzite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • wurtzite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Q366051 is named after wurtzite[4].
  • wurtzite's chemical formula is recorded as ZnS[5].
  • wurtzite is a type of wurtzite mineral group[6].
  • wurtzite's Commons category is recorded as Wurtzite[7].
  • wurtzite's streak color is recorded as brown[8].
  • wurtzite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[9].
  • wurtzite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • wurtzite's space group is recorded as space group P6₃mc[11].
  • wurtzite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.06[12].
  • wurtzite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CB.45[13].
  • wurtzite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CB.45[14].
  • wurtzite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • wurtzite's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[16].
  • wurtzite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Wur[17].

Why It Matters

wurtzite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (316 views/month).[2] wurtzite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] wurtzite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system hexagonal crystal system
    Named after
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), New International Encyclopedia
    Subclass of
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