andalusite

nesosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q192637
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Summary

andalusite is a mineral species[1]. andalusite ranks in the top 7% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • andalusite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Andalusia is named after andalusite[4].
  • andalusite's chemical formula is recorded as Al₂SiO₅[5].
  • andalusite is a type of andalusite mineral group[6].
  • andalusite is a type of aluminosilicate[7].
  • andalusite's Commons category is recorded as Andalusite[8].
  • andalusite's streak color is recorded as white[9].
  • andalusite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[10].
  • andalusite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • andalusite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A’.02[12].
  • andalusite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AF.10[13].
  • andalusite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AF.10[14].
  • andalusite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}[15].
  • andalusite's described by source is recorded as Sur une pierre de l'andalousie[16].
  • andalusite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • andalusite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18].
  • andalusite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • andalusite's density is recorded as {'unit': 'gram per cubic centimetre', 'amount': '+3.150'}[20].
  • andalusite's Poisson's ratio is recorded as {'amount': '+0.218'}[21].
  • andalusite's bulk modulus is recorded as {'unit': 'pascal', 'amount': '+172073000000.0'}[22].
  • andalusite's shear modulus is recorded as {'unit': 'pascal', 'amount': '+119720000000.0'}[23].
  • andalusite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as And[24].
  • andalusite's P14541 is recorded as 3J3VQC[25].

Why It Matters

andalusite ranks in the top 7% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[2] andalusite has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] andalusite is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Sur une pierre de l'andalousie. 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] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). 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] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Mineral", "Andalusite"]
    Sitelink count → 56
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'e
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Mineral", "Andalusite"], Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/53873514|andalusite (#53873514)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/ca"
  2. 8w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shear modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+119720000000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.218'}
    Cod id → 2310328
    Bulk modulus → {'unit': 'Q44395', 'amount': '+172073000000.0'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cod id: 2310328, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269092|batch #269092]]"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Andalusia
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+7.5'}
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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