titanite

nesosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q377280
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titanite

Summary

titanite is a mineral species[1]. titanite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • titanite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • titanium is named after titanite[4].
  • titanite's chemical formula is recorded as CaTiSiO₅[5].
  • titanite is a type of titanite structural group[6].
  • titanite is a type of cyclosilicates[7].
  • titanite is a type of nesosilicates[8].
  • titanite's Commons category is recorded as Titanite[9].
  • titanite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[10].
  • titanite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[11].
  • titanite's point group is recorded as monoclinic-prismatic[12].
  • titanite's space group is recorded as space group P2₁/a[13].
  • titanite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/A’.07[14].
  • titanite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.AG.15[15].
  • titanite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.AG.15[16].
  • titanite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+5.5'}[17].
  • titanite's described by source is recorded as Untersuchung eines neuen Fossils aus dem Passauischen[18].
  • titanite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • titanite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • titanite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • titanite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[22].
  • titanite's type locality is recorded as Hauzenberg[23].
  • titanite's type locality is recorded as Putnam County[24].
  • titanite's type locality is recorded as St. Lawrence County[25].
  • titanite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ttn[26].

Why It Matters

titanite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).[2] titanite has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] titanite is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . rruff.info. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . rruff. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . rruff.info. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2022). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . rruff.info. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mineralienatlas.de. rruff.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of mineral species
    Named after titanium
    Named after
    Mohs' hardness {'amount': '+5.5'}
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