ringwoodite

spinel, high-pressure modification of olivin, nesosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q3936046
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ringwoodite

Summary

ringwoodite is a mineral species[1]. ringwoodite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ringwoodite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Ted Ringwood is named after ringwoodite[4].
  • ringwoodite's chemical formula is recorded as SiMg₂O₄[5].
  • ringwoodite is a type of ringwoodite group[6].
  • ringwoodite's Commons category is recorded as Ringwoodite[7].
  • ringwoodite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[8].
  • ringwoodite's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1969[9].
  • ringwoodite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[10].
  • ringwoodite's space group is recorded as space group Fd-3m[11].
  • ringwoodite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AC.15[12].
  • ringwoodite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AC.15[13].
  • ringwoodite's type locality is recorded as Tenham meteorite[14].
  • ringwoodite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Rwd[15].

Why It Matters

ringwoodite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month).[2] ringwoodite has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] ringwoodite is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Spinels Renaissance: The past, present, and future of those ubiquitous minerals and materials. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density +3.23569
    Bulk modulus +119124000000.0
    Poisson's ratio +0.241
    Shear modulus +74609000000.0
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13359931]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269346|batch #269346]]"
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