orpiment

sulfide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q419183
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orpiment

Summary

orpiment is a mineral species[1]. orpiment has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • orpiment's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • gold is named after orpiment[4].
  • pigment is named after orpiment[5].
  • orpiment's chemical formula is recorded as As₂S₃[6].
  • orpiment is a type of arsenopyrite mineral group, special[7].
  • orpiment is a type of orpiment[8].
  • orpiment's Commons category is recorded as Orpiment[9].
  • orpiment comprises arsenic trisulfide[10].
  • orpiment's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[11].
  • orpiment's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
  • orpiment's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/D.08 – Anhang[13].
  • orpiment's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.FA.30[14].
  • orpiment's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.FA.30[15].
  • orpiment's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • orpiment's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[17].
  • orpiment's described by source is recorded as Mineralogia, eller mineralriket indelt och beskrifvet[18].
  • orpiment's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19].
  • orpiment's described by source is recorded as Q12049440[20].
  • orpiment's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Orp[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for orpiment include arsenic[22], a chemical element[23].

Why It Matters

orpiment has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] orpiment is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for orpiment include arsenic[22], a chemical element[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . webmineral.com. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Kivet. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Named after gold, pigment
    Has part(s) arsenic trisulfide
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