mineral
Let an agent handle minerals by species, classification, identification, occurrence, uses and handling, and separate the nutritional sense.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify Which mineral.
Tests
Physical tests.
Tests
Physical tests.
- What are its hardness, streak, lustre and cleavage? measurement
- Which minerals share these properties? definition
Species
Official name.
Species
Species.
- Is this an IMA-approved species, and what is its formula? provenance
- Is the name a variety or trade name? boundary
Classification Classes.
Class
Chemical class.
Class
Chemical class.
- Which chemical class does this mineral belong to? definition
- Which classification system is used? provenance
Structure
Crystal system.
Structure
Crystal structure.
- What is its crystal system? definition
- How does structure explain its properties? definition
Occurrence Where found.
Where
Localities.
Where
Localities.
- Where is this mineral found, according to mineral databases? provenance
- Is collecting allowed there? provenance
Uses
Applications.
Uses
Uses.
- How is this mineral used in industry or as a gem? provenance
- Which sources describe it? provenance
Safety Handling.
Hazard
Hazardous minerals.
Hazard
Hazardous minerals.
- Is the specimen radioactive, toxic or fibrous? boundary
- How should it be stored and handled? provenance
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Other senses.
- Is a dietary mineral or mineral water meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.MAT
What it is Filled
A naturally occurring solid substance with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic structure, usually inorganic and formed by geological processes; the International Mineralogical Association recognises several thousand mineral species, such as quartz and calcite, while feldspar and apatite denote mineral groups. Dietary minerals are a different sense.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle minerals by species, classification, identification, occurrence, uses and handling, and separate the nutritional sense.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Natural
- Definite composition
- Crystalline structure
- Approved by the IMA
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Misidentify or misname a mineral when selling or valuing it.
- Collect minerals from protected sites or private land without permission.
- Downplay hazards of minerals such as asbestos or radioactive species when they are handled.
- Present a mineral as having healing powers as if that were established fact.
Only with a human decision
- Authorizing extraction, export or sale of mineral specimens.
May
- Identify and describe minerals using names and properties approved by the mineralogical authority.
- Report where a mineral occurs and how it is used, citing sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Mining for minerals can harm landscapes, water and the people who live nearby.
- Some minerals finance conflict or are mined with forced or child labour.
Who is affected
- Communities near mines
- Mine workers
- Buyers and collectors
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the class; a landowner or mining rights holder answers for a deposit, and the state for mineral rights where law reserves them.
Master systems
- Mineral rights and mining cadastres
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q12037703 - registry parent class
- Q141222936 - registry parent class
related
- solid geologic material - category
- silicate mineral - class
- rock - aggregate
- dietary mineral - another sense
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.mineral
- Wikidata: Q7946 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7946)
- IMA list: IMA approved mineral names official list
Direct properties required Filled
- Mass density: kg/m3 - Density is measured from mass and volume and varies with mineral species, composition and inclusions.
- Scratch hardness: Mohs scale - Scratch hardness is assessed against reference minerals and can vary with crystallographic direction.
- Refractive index: dimensionless - Refractive index is measured optically at a specified wavelength and may depend on crystal orientation.
Recognition required Filled
- Crystal forms, cleavage and lustre
- Hardness and streak tests
- Rocks are aggregates of minerals
- Crystals, grains and masses of many colours and forms.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify a mineral by its properties
- look up species in official lists
- find occurrences and collecting rules
- handle hazardous minerals safely
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Radioactive or toxic specimens
- Fibrous minerals releasing dust
- Misidentification and fake specimens
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification
- Collecting and export rules for specimens
- Radiation and asbestos safety rules
Context of use required Filled
- Geology, industry, gemstones and education.
- silicates
- carbonates
- oxides and hydroxides
- sulfides and sulfates
- phosphates and native elements
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7946: mineral - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Mineral - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each species be a separate entry?
- How should mindat and the IMA list be linked?
- How should the dietary sense be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7946/spec.json