pyrophyllite

phyllosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q409470
pyrophyllite
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pyrophyllite

Summary

pyrophyllite is a mineral species[1]. pyrophyllite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • pyrophyllite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • fire is named after pyrophyllite[4].
  • leaf is named after pyrophyllite[5].
  • pyrophyllite's chemical formula is recorded as Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂[6].
  • pyrophyllite is a type of talc mineral group[7].
  • pyrophyllite is a type of phyllosilicates[8].
  • pyrophyllite's Commons category is recorded as Pyrophyllite[9].
  • pyrophyllite's streak color is recorded as white[10].
  • pyrophyllite's crystal system is recorded as triclinic crystal system[11].
  • pyrophyllite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
  • pyrophyllite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.04[13].
  • pyrophyllite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EC.10[14].
  • pyrophyllite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.EC.10[15].
  • pyrophyllite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • pyrophyllite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • pyrophyllite's type locality is recorded as Beryozovskoye deposit[18].
  • pyrophyllite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Prl[19].

Why It Matters

pyrophyllite ranks in the top 9% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).[2] pyrophyllite has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] pyrophyllite is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. 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] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Named after fire, leaf
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    Crystal system triclinic crystal system
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