caledonite

sulfate-carbonate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q383624
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caledonite

Summary

caledonite is a mineral species[1]. caledonite draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #157 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • caledonite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Scotland is named after caledonite[4].
  • caledonite's chemical formula is recorded as Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆[5].
  • caledonite is a type of sulfate mineral[6].
  • caledonite's Commons category is recorded as Caledonite[7].
  • caledonite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[8].
  • caledonite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[9].
  • caledonite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VI/B.05[10].
  • caledonite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 7.BC.50[11].
  • caledonite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 7.BC.50[12].
  • caledonite's described by source is recorded as Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie[13].
  • caledonite's type locality is recorded as Leadhills[14].
  • caledonite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cdo[15].

Why It Matters

caledonite draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #157 of 1,431).[2] caledonite has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Scotland
    Instance of mineral species
    Point group Q13364035
    Type locality (geology) Leadhills
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13364035]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
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