witherite

carbonate mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q419260
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witherite

Summary

witherite is a mineral species[1]. witherite draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #148 of 1,431).[2]

Key Facts

  • witherite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • William Withering is named after witherite[4].
  • witherite's chemical formula is recorded as BaCO₃[5].
  • witherite is a type of aragonite mineral group[6].
  • witherite's Commons category is recorded as Witherite[7].
  • witherite's streak color is recorded as white[8].
  • witherite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[9].
  • witherite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[10].
  • witherite's space group is recorded as space group Pmcn[11].
  • witherite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as Vb/A.04[12].
  • witherite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 5.AB.15[13].
  • witherite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 5.AB.15[14].
  • witherite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • witherite's described by source is recorded as Experiments and Observations on the Terra Ponderosa, &c. By William Withering, M. D.; Communicated by Richard Kirwan, Esq. F. R. S[16].
  • witherite's described by source is recorded as Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann[17].
  • witherite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • witherite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[19].
  • witherite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • witherite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • witherite's type locality is recorded as Brownley Hill mine[22].
  • witherite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Wth[23].

Why It Matters

witherite draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (mineral_species category, ranking #148 of 1,431).[2] witherite has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] witherite is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Mineralsystem des Herrn Inspektor Werners mit dessen Erlaubnis herausgegeben von C A S Hoffmann. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q24365650. 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] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2021). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Named after William Withering
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    Crystal system orthorhombic crystal system
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