covellite

Summary

covellite is a mineral species^[1]. covellite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• covellite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• Nicola Covelli is named after covellite^[4].
• covellite's chemical formula is recorded as CuS^[5].
• covellite is a type of covellite mineral group^[6].
• covellite is a type of sulfide class of minerals^[7].
• covellite's Commons category is recorded as Covellite^[8].
• covellite comprises copper monosulfide^[9].
• covellite's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system^[10].
• covellite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[11].
• covellite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.15^[12].
• covellite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CA.05a^[13].
• covellite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CA.05a^[14].
• covellite's described by source is recorded as Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie^[15].
• covellite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• covellite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[17].
• covellite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[18].
• covellite's type locality is recorded as Mount Vesuvius^[19].
• covellite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Cv^[20].

Why It Matters

covellite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).^[2] covellite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] covellite is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]