alunite

alunite supergroup, sulfate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q338106
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alunite

Summary

alunite is a mineral species[1]. alunite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • alunite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • alum is named after alunite[4].
  • alunite's chemical formula is recorded as KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆[5].
  • alunite is a type of alunite mineral group[6].
  • alunite is a type of sulfate mineral[7].
  • alunite's Commons category is recorded as Alunite[8].
  • alunite's streak color is recorded as white[9].
  • alunite's crystal system is recorded as trigonal crystal system[10].
  • alunite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as redefined mineral (Rd)[11].
  • alunite's space group is recorded as space group R-3m[12].
  • alunite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VI/B.03a[13].
  • alunite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.BC.10[14].
  • alunite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.BC.10[15].
  • alunite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alunite[16].
  • alunite's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
  • alunite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • alunite's described by source is recorded as De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis, et huiusmodi, libri aliquot, plerique nunc primum editi[19].
  • alunite's described by source is recorded as Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie[20].
  • alunite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • alunite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[22].
  • alunite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • alunite's different from is recorded as alum[24].
  • alunite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Alu[25].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for alunite include natroalunite[26], a mineral species[27].

Why It Matters

alunite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (361 views/month).[2] alunite has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] alunite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for alunite include natroalunite[26], a mineral species[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2015). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. Retrieved . mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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