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genthelvite

tectosilicate mineral
Class type of: sodalite group, sodalite framework (SOD) Q3760142

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
sodalite group, sodalite framework (SOD)
Chemical formula
Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S[6]
Crystal system
cubic crystal system[7]
Density
+3.59875[15]
Described by source
Helvite and danalite from New Mexico and the helvite group[14]
IMA Mineral Symbol
Ghv[19]
IMA status and/or rank
grandfathered mineral (G)[8]
Named after
helvine, Frederick Augustus Genth[4][5]
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
9.FB.10[13]
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
9.FB.10[12]
Point group
cubic-hextetrahedral[9]
Solid solution series with
helvine, danalite[16][17]
Space group
space group P-43n[10]
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VIII/F.08[11]
Type locality (geology)
El Paso County[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en genthelvite de Genthelvin uk Гентгельвін
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Genthelvite-503826.jpg ↗
COD ID
9000950
Dana 8th edition
76.2.4.3
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1213j0_2
Mindat mineral ID
1673, 14482

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Named after 2
helvine, Frederick Augustus Genth
Solid solution series with 2
danalite, helvine
← Solid solution series with 2
danalite, helvine
Crystal system 1
cubic crystal system
Type locality (geology) 1
El Paso County
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Summary

genthelvite is a mineral species[1]. genthelvite is a type of sodalite group[2] and sodalite framework (SOD)[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. mineralienatlas.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. mineralienatlas.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Helvite and danalite from New Mexico and the helvite group. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.59875'}
    Instance of → mineral species
    Point group → cubic-hextetrahedral
    Type locality (geology) → El Paso County
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Point group: cubic-hextetrahedral, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269346|batch #269346]]"
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