realgar

arsenic sulfide mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q109746
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realgar

Summary

realgar is a mineral species[1]. realgar ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,024 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • realgar's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • mine is named after realgar[4].
  • powder is named after realgar[5].
  • realgar's chemical formula is recorded as AsS[6].
  • realgar is a type of arsenopyrite mineral group, special[7].
  • realgar is a type of sulfide class of minerals[8].
  • realgar's Commons category is recorded as Realgar[9].
  • realgar comprises α-tetraarsenic tetrasulfide[10].
  • realgar's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[11].
  • realgar's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[12].
  • realgar's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/D.08 – Anhang[13].
  • realgar's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.FA.15a[14].
  • realgar's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.FA.15a[15].
  • realgar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • realgar's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17].
  • realgar's described by source is recorded as Mineralogia, eller mineralriket indelt och beskrifvet[18].
  • realgar's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • realgar's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[20].
  • realgar's different from is recorded as pararealgar[21].
  • realgar's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Rlg[22].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for realgar include pararealgar[23], a mineral species[24].

Why It Matters

realgar ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,024 views/month).[2] realgar has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] realgar is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for realgar include pararealgar[23], a mineral species[24].

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] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2022). 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] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Named after mine, powder
    Has part(s) α-tetraarsenic tetrasulfide
    Different from pararealgar
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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