montmorillonite

smectite, phyllosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q422131
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montmorillonite

Summary

montmorillonite is a mineral species[1]. montmorillonite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (632 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • montmorillonite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Montmorillon is named after montmorillonite[4].
  • montmorillonite's chemical formula is recorded as (Na,Ca)₀.₃₃(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ * nH₂O[5].
  • montmorillonite is a type of smectite mineral group[6].
  • montmorillonite's Commons category is recorded as Montmorillonite[7].
  • montmorillonite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[8].
  • montmorillonite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[9].
  • montmorillonite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.08a[10].
  • montmorillonite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EC.40[11].
  • montmorillonite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.EC.40[12].
  • montmorillonite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+1.3'}[13].
  • montmorillonite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • montmorillonite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • montmorillonite's described by source is recorded as Un mot sur un morceau de quartz d'une variété particulière, ainsi que sur une substance minérale trouvée dans le département de la Vienne[16].
  • montmorillonite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[17].
  • montmorillonite's different from is recorded as dialuminum tetrasilicon dodecaoxide monohydrate[18].
  • montmorillonite's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.8'}[19].
  • montmorillonite's solid solution series with is recorded as beidellite[20].
  • montmorillonite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Mnt[21].

Why It Matters

montmorillonite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (632 views/month).[2] montmorillonite has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] montmorillonite is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (March 2019). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Un mot sur un morceau de quartz d'une variété particulière, ainsi que sur une substance minérale trouvée dans le département de la Vienne. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. 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] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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