cordierite

Summary

cordierite is a mineral species^[1]. cordierite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (525 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• cordierite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• Louis Cordier is named after cordierite^[4].
• cordierite's chemical formula is recorded as Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈^[5].
• cordierite is a type of cyclosilicates^[6].
• cordierite's Commons category is recorded as Cordierite^[7].
• cordierite's streak color is recorded as white^[8].
• cordierite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system^[9].
• cordierite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[10].
• cordierite's space group is recorded as space group Cccm^[11].
• cordierite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/C.06b^[12].
• cordierite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.CJ.10^[13].
• cordierite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.CJ.10^[14].
• cordierite's described by source is recorded as Tableau Méthodique Espèces Minérales^[15].
• cordierite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• cordierite's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sr-cyrl', 'text': 'Кордиерит'}^[17].
• cordierite's solid solution series with is recorded as sekaninaite^[18].
• cordierite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Crd^[19].

Why It Matters

cordierite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (525 views/month).^[2] cordierite has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] cordierite is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]