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olivine

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ChemicalSubstance mineral_group Q22693
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Summary

olivine is a mineral group[1]. olivine ranks in the top 9% of mineral group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,946 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: olive[3]
  • Subclass of: olivine mineral group[4]
  • Commons category: Olivine[5]
  • Crystal system: orthorhombic crystal system[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Olivine[7]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[12]
  • IMA Mineral Symbol: Ol[13]

Why It Matters

olivine has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] olivine is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → olive
    Topic's main category → Category:Olivine
    Crystal system → orthorhombic crystal system
    Instance of → mineral group
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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