afghanite

tectosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q978346
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afghanite

Summary

afghanite is a mineral species[1]. afghanite has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • afghanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Afghanistan is named after afghanite[4].
  • afghanite's chemical formula is recorded as (Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄)O₉₆(SO₄)₆Cl₆[5].
  • afghanite is a type of complex-sequence cancrinites[6].
  • afghanite is a type of zeolite frameworks[7].
  • afghanite is a type of gemstone[8].
  • afghanite's Commons category is recorded as Afghanite[9].
  • afghanite's color is recorded as blue[10].
  • afghanite's color is recorded as colorless[11].
  • afghanite's streak color is recorded as white[12].
  • afghanite's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[13].
  • afghanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[14].
  • afghanite's space group is recorded as space group P31c[15].
  • afghanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/F.05[16].
  • afghanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.FB.05[17].
  • afghanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.FB.05[18].
  • afghanite's type locality is recorded as Ladjuar Medam[19].
  • afghanite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Afg[20].

Why It Matters

afghanite has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] afghanite is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . mineralienatlas.de. mineralienatlas.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). 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] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q15221937. 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color blue, colorless
    Streak color white
    Instance of mineral species
    Point group Q13362468
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13362468]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269343|batch #269343]]"
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