marcasite

Summary

marcasite is a mineral species^[1]. marcasite ranks in the top 4% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• marcasite's image is recorded as MarcassiteII.jpg^[3].
• marcasite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[4].
• pyrite is named after marcasite^[5].
• marcasite's chemical formula is recorded as FeS₂^[6].
• marcasite's subclass of is recorded as marcasite mineral subgroup^[7].
• marcasite's Commons category is recorded as Marcasite^[8].
• marcasite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system^[9].
• marcasite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[10].
• marcasite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/045gky^[11].
• marcasite's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph574510^[12].
• marcasite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/C.07^[13].
• marcasite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.EB.10a^[14].
• marcasite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.EB.10a^[15].
• marcasite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 2.12.2.1^[16].
• marcasite's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300011111^[17].
• marcasite's described by source is recorded as A History of the Materia Medica^[18].
• marcasite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• marcasite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• marcasite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• marcasite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7^[22].
• marcasite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• marcasite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/marcasite^[24].
• marcasite's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as marcassite-marcasite^[25].
• marcasite's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as markasitt^[26].
• marcasite's Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID is recorded as 63692^[27].

Why It Matters

marcasite ranks in the top 4% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).^[2] marcasite has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] marcasite is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]