sphalerite

Summary

sphalerite is a mineral species^[1]. sphalerite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• sphalerite's image is recorded as Sphalerite - Iron Cap mine, Graham, Arizona, USA.jpg^[3].
• sphalerite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[4].
• deception is named after sphalerite^[5].
• sphalerite's GND ID is recorded as 4190844-2^[6].
• sphalerite's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85126574^[7].
• sphalerite's chemical formula is recorded as ZnS^[8].
• sphalerite's subclass of is recorded as sphalerite mineral group^[9].
• sphalerite's subclass of is recorded as sulfide class of minerals^[10].
• sphalerite's Commons category is recorded as Sphalerite^[11].
• sphalerite's IMA Number, broad sense is recorded as IMA1980 s.p.^[12].
• sphalerite's has part is recorded as zinc sulfide^[13].
• sphalerite's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system^[14].
• sphalerite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)^[15].
• sphalerite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016d0r^[16].
• sphalerite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as II/B.01^[17].
• sphalerite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 2.CB.05a^[18].
• sphalerite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 2.CB.05a^[19].
• sphalerite's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0085020^[20].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[21].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Generum et Specierum Mineralium, Secundum Ordines Naturales Digestorum Synopsis^[23].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• sphalerite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Why It Matters

sphalerite ranks in the top 3% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month).^[2] sphalerite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] sphalerite is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]