atacamite

Summary

atacamite is a mineral species^[1]. atacamite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• atacamite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• Atacama Desert is named after atacamite^[4].
• atacamite's chemical formula is recorded as Cu₂Cl(OH)₃^[5].
• atacamite is a type of atacamite mineral group^[6].
• atacamite's Commons category is recorded as Atacamite^[7].
• atacamite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system^[8].
• atacamite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[9].
• atacamite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as III/C.01^[10].
• atacamite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 3.DA.10a^[11].
• atacamite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 3.DA.10a^[12].
• atacamite's described by source is recorded as Manuel D´Histoire Naturelle^[13].
• atacamite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• atacamite's described by source is recorded as Handbuch der Naturgeschichte^[15].
• atacamite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• atacamite's type locality is recorded as Atacama Region^[17].
• atacamite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ata^[18].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for atacamite include clinoatacamite^[19], a mineral species^[20] and paratacamite^[21], a mineral species^[22].

Why It Matters

atacamite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] atacamite is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for atacamite include clinoatacamite^[19], a mineral species^[20] and paratacamite^[21], a mineral species^[22].