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andradite

garnet, nesosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q280913
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andradite

Summary

andradite is a mineral species[1]. andradite ranks in the top 7% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • andradite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva is named after andradite[4].
  • andradite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃[5].
  • andradite is a type of garnet group[6].
  • andradite's Commons category is recorded as Andradite[7].
  • andradite's streak color is recorded as white[8].
  • andradite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[9].
  • andradite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • andradite's space group is recorded as space group[11].
  • andradite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A.06b[12].
  • andradite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AD.25[13].
  • andradite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AD.25[14].
  • andradite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Andradite[15].
  • andradite's described by source is recorded as A System of Mineralogy, 5th edition[16].
  • andradite's type locality is recorded as Drammen[17].
  • andradite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Adr[18].

Why It Matters

andradite ranks in the top 7% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2] andradite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] andradite is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (December 2014). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The nomenclature of the garnet supergroup (2013). 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
    Streak color → white
    Instance of → mineral species
    Point group → Q13359931
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13359931]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
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