vesuvianite

sorosilicate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q413399
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vesuvianite

Summary

vesuvianite is a mineral species[1]. vesuvianite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • vesuvianite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Mount Vesuvius is named after vesuvianite[4].
  • vesuvianite's chemical formula is recorded as (Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀[5].
  • vesuvianite is a type of vesuvianite mineral group[6].
  • vesuvianite is a type of cyclosilicates[7].
  • vesuvianite's Commons category is recorded as Vesuvianite[8].
  • vesuvianite's streak color is recorded as white[9].
  • vesuvianite's crystal system is recorded as tetragonal crystal system[10].
  • vesuvianite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[11].
  • vesuvianite's space group is recorded as space group P4/nnc[12].
  • vesuvianite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/B.17[13].
  • vesuvianite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.BG.35[14].
  • vesuvianite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.BG.35[15].
  • vesuvianite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}[16].
  • vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Vesuvian, hellbrauner[18].
  • vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[20].
  • vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • vesuvianite's type locality is recorded as Mount Somma[23].
  • vesuvianite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ves[24].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for vesuvianite include manganvesuvianite[25], a mineral species[26].

Why It Matters

vesuvianite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2] vesuvianite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] vesuvianite is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for vesuvianite include manganvesuvianite[25], a mineral species[26].

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] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . 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] . Vesuvian, hellbrauner. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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  1. 7d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Mount Vesuvius
    Streak color white
    Instance of mineral species
    Point group Q13363960
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P589]]: [[Q13363960]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269342|batch #269342]]"
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