Template:Infobox mineral/doc

This template is used on pages about minerals as well as gemstones to provide handy easy to access data about that mineral.

Usage

All field names must be lowercase.

Copy a blank version to use. Remember to use the "|" (pipe) character between each field. Please delete any unused fields to avoid clutter in the edit window.

{{Infobox mineral
| name        = 
| category    = 
| boxwidth    = 
| boxbgcolor  = 
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| formula     = 
| strunz      =
| dana        =
| symmetry    =
| Z           =
| molweight   = 
| color       = 
| colour      = 
| habit       = 
| system      = 
| twinning    = 
| cleavage    = 
| fracture    = 
| tenacity    =
| mohs        = 
| luster      = 
| streak      = 
| diaphaneity = 
| gravity     = 
| density     = 
| polish      = 
| opticalprop = 
| refractive  = 
| birefringence = 
| pleochroism = 
| 2V          = 
| dispersion  = 
| extinction  = 
| length fast/slow =
| fluorescence= 
| absorption  =
| melt        = 
| fusibility  = 
| diagnostic  = 
| solubility  = 
| other       = 
| alteration  = 
| references  = 
}}

Description

This should describe the fields used in this template.

Field	Explanation	Example
name	IMA mineral name (if there is another common name, put it in parentheses)	Baryte (Barite)
category	broad group then subgroup then sub-subgroup (if applicable) template does not auto-link	Sulfates, Anhydrate Sulfates, Barite Group
boxwidth
boxbgcolor
image	wikipedia commons image filename (to go at top)	Epidoto.jpeg
imagesize
alt	alt text for image, for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT	Agglomeration of dark cylindrical crystals
caption	image caption	Epidote crystals
formula	chemical formula
strunz	Strunz classification of the mineral	9.BG.05 (8. Aufl. VIII/C.23-020)
dana	Dana classification of the mineral
symmetry	Hermann–Mauguin notation of the mineral's symmetry element (template should convert to math mode, and link to appropriate page) not supported
molweight	molar mass of one mole of the mineral
color	common colors of the mineral
colour	same as above, but for British pages
habit	common mineral habit
system	crystal system (cubic, etc))
twinning	common type of twinning
cleavage	type of cleavage
fracture	type of fracture
tenacity	resistance to breakage
mohs	hardness of mineral on Mohs hardness scale
luster	way the mineral reflects light, see luster
lustre	same as above, but for British pages
streak	see streak
diaphaneity	transparency of mineral
gravity	specific gravity
density	density at STP in g/cm3
polish
opticalprop
refractive	refractive index of mineral
birefringence	birefringence of a 30micron thin section
pleochroism	see pleochroism
2V	2V angle
dispersion	see dispersion
extinction	extinction angle (e.g., parallel, inclined, angle)
length fast/slow	length fast or length slow
fluorescence	see fluorescence
absorption	see absorption
melt	melting point of mineral
fusibility	fusibility of mineral
diagnostic	key way to recognize minearl
solubility	solubility of mineral in water at STP
alteration	alteration products
other
references	use the wikipedia template:ref to cite

References supporting the properties to be added at that line using <ref>...</ref> tag notation. Individual items can be tagged separately if needed.}}