thorite

nesosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q414989
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thorite

Summary

thorite is a mineral species[1]. thorite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • thorite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • thorium is named after thorite[4].
  • thorite's chemical formula is recorded as ThSiO₄[5].
  • thorite is a type of zircon mineral group[6].
  • thorite is a type of cyclosilicates[7].
  • thorite's Commons category is recorded as Thorite[8].
  • thorite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[9].
  • thorite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • thorite's space group is recorded as space group I4₁/amd[11].
  • thorite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A.07[12].
  • thorite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AD.30[13].
  • thorite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AD.30[14].
  • thorite's described by source is recorded as Examination of some minerals found in the neighbourhood of Fahlun, and of their situation[15].
  • thorite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • thorite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Thr[17].

Why It Matters

thorite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] thorite is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after thorium
    Subclass of
    Named after
    Crystal system tetragonal crystal system
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