sphalerite

Summary

sphalerite is a mineral species^[1]. sphalerite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,348 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• sphalerite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• deception is named after sphalerite^[4].
• sphalerite's chemical formula is recorded as ZnS^[5].
• sphalerite is a type of sphalerite mineral group^[6].
• sphalerite is a type of sulfide class of minerals^[7].
• sphalerite's Commons category is recorded as Sphalerite^[8].
• sphalerite comprises zinc sulfide^[9].
• sphalerite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[10].
• sphalerite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)^[11].
• sphalerite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.01^[12].
• sphalerite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CB.05a^[13].
• sphalerite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CB.05a^[14].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[16].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Generum et Specierum Mineralium, Secundum Ordines Naturales Digestorum Synopsis^[17].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• sphalerite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Sp^[22].

Why It Matters

sphalerite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,348 views/month).^[2] sphalerite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] sphalerite is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]