vesuvianite
sorosilicate mineral
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Summary
vesuvianite is a mineral species[1]. vesuvianite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 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 point group is recorded as ditetragonal-dipyramidal[12].
- vesuvianite's space group is recorded as space group P4/nnc[13].
- vesuvianite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/B.17[14].
- vesuvianite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.BG.35[15].
- vesuvianite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.BG.35[16].
- vesuvianite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}[17].
- vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
- vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Vesuvian, hellbrauner[19].
- vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
- vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[21].
- vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- vesuvianite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- vesuvianite's type locality is recorded as Mount Somma[24].
- vesuvianite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Ves[25].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for vesuvianite include manganvesuvianite[26], a mineral species[27].
Why It Matters
vesuvianite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month).[2] vesuvianite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] vesuvianite is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for vesuvianite include manganvesuvianite[26], a mineral species[27].