vermiculite

smectite, phyllosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q194358
vermiculite
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vermiculite

Summary

vermiculite is a mineral species[1]. vermiculite has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • vermiculite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • worm is named after vermiculite[4].
  • animal breeding is named after vermiculite[5].
  • vermiculite's chemical formula is recorded as Mg₀.₇(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ * 8H₂O[6].
  • vermiculite is a type of smectite mineral group[7].
  • vermiculite is a type of clay minerals[8].
  • vermiculite's Commons category is recorded as Vermiculite[9].
  • vermiculite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[10].
  • vermiculite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[11].
  • vermiculite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.08 – Anhang[12].
  • vermiculite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EC.50[13].
  • vermiculite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.EC.50[14].
  • vermiculite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+1.3'}[15].
  • vermiculite's described by source is recorded as New localities of tourmalines and talc[16].
  • vermiculite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[17].
  • vermiculite's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.55'}[18].
  • vermiculite's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'вермикулит'}[19].
  • vermiculite's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'vermiculite'}[20].
  • vermiculite's type locality is recorded as Millbury[21].
  • vermiculite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Vrm[22].

Why It Matters

vermiculite has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] vermiculite is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . New localities of tourmalines and talc. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . New localities of tourmalines and talc. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . New localities of tourmalines and talc. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 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. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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