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Realgar: Applications & Measurement

Realgar (/riˈælɡɑːr, -ɡər/ ree-AL-gar, -⁠gər), also known as arsenic blende, ruby sulphur or ruby of arsenic, is an arsenic sulfide mineral with the chemical formula α-As4S4. It is a soft mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, or in granular, compact, or powdery form, often in association with the related mineral, orpiment (As2S3). It is orange-red in…

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Realgar topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around Realgar.

Related topics
22
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
26
Extracted relationships
77
Concept neighborhoods
8
Bridge connections
26

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Uses · 9 topics
Occurrence · 8 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Gallery · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

2V angle
40°
Birefringence
δ = 0.166
Category
Sulfide mineral
Cleavage
Good on {010}; less so on {101}, {100}, {120}, and {110}
Color
Red to yellow-orange; in polished section, pale gray, with abundant yellow to red internal reflections
Crystal class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Uses

Occurrence

Gallery

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Realgar connects Entity context

The extracted context around Realgar shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Realgar → Bradley, China, Chinese, Clarendon Press, Craigie, Historical Principles, III, In Sir James, IV, Mesny's Chinese Miscellany, Murray, New English Dictionary, Notes, Oxford, Shanghai, Text Book, Vol, William Mesny Another extracted example is Realgar → Adam Peak, As4S4, Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, La Libertad, Nevada, Peru, Potosi District, Quiruvilca Mine, The, United StatesCherry-red. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Realgar

Top relations

related to Further reading · 18
Realgar → Bradley, China, Chinese, Clarendon Press, Craigie, Historical Principles, III, In Sir James, IV, Mesny's Chinese Miscellany, Murray, New English Dictionary, Notes, Oxford, Shanghai, Text Book, Vol, William Mesny
related to Gallery · 11
Realgar → Adam Peak, As4S4, Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, La Libertad, Nevada, Peru, Potosi District, Quiruvilca Mine, The, United StatesCherry-red
related to Occurrence · 11
Realgar → Bohemia, Hungary, In, It, Manhattan, Mercur, Nevada, Saxony, US, Utah, Yellowstone National Park
see also · 4
Realgar → Chinese, Classification, Earth, Xionghuang
related to Uses · 3
Realgar → China, Peru, Philippines
related to External links · 2
Realgar → Mindat, Pararealgar
related to Historical uses · 2
Realgar → CH3, OH
2V angle · 1
Realgar → 40°
Birefringence · 1
Realgar → δ = 0.166
Category · 1
Realgar → Sulfide mineral

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

orpiment arsenic pararealgar used also mineral chinese known crystals arsenolite yellow powder sulfide china occurs monoclinic carcinogenic mine red formula

Realgar relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 77 structured relationships around Realgar. Examples in this analysis include Realgar → 2V angle → 40° and Realgar → Birefringence → δ = 0.166. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Realgar2V angle40°1.00infobox
RealgarBirefringenceδ = 0.1661.00infobox
RealgarCategorySulfide mineral1.00infobox
RealgarCleavageGood on {010}; less so on {101}, {100}, {120}, and {110}1.00infobox
RealgarColorRed to yellow-orange; in polished section, pale gray, with abundant yellow to red internal reflections1.00infobox
RealgarCrystal classPrismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)1.00infobox
RealgarCrystal habitPrismatic striated crystals; more commonly massive, coarse to fine granular, or as incrustations1.00infobox
RealgarCrystal systemMonoclinic1.00infobox
RealgarDiaphaneityTransparent1.00infobox
RealgarDispersionr > v, very strong1.00infobox
RealgarFormula.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
RealgarIMA symbolRlg1.00infobox
RealgarLusterResinous to greasy1.00infobox
RealgarMohs scale hardness1.5–21.00infobox
RealgarOptical propertiesBiaxial (−)1.00infobox
RealgarOther characteristicsToxic and carcinogenic. Disintegrates on long exposure to light to a powder composed of pararealgar or arsenolite and orpiment.1.00infobox
RealgarPleochroismNearly colorless to pale golden yellow1.00infobox
RealgarRefractive indexnα = 2.538 nβ = 2.684 nγ = 2.7041.00infobox
RealgarSpace groupP21/n (no. 14)1.00infobox
RealgarSpecific gravity3.561.00infobox
RealgarStreakRed-orange to red1.00infobox
RealgarStrunz classification2.FA.15a1.00infobox
RealgarTenacitySectile, slightly brittle1.00infobox
RealgarTwinningContact twins on {100}1.00infobox
RealgarUnit cella = 9.325(3) Å b = 13.571(5) Å c = 6.587(3) Å β = 106.43°; Z = 161.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Realgar bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mineral, Used and As4s4. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Realgar
    • Mineral
    • Used
    • As4s4
    • Classification
    • County
    • Formula
    • Mine
    • Red
    • Sulfide
    • China
    • Crystals
    • Yellow
  • realgar
    • Mineral
    • Used
    • As4s4
    • Classification
    • County
    • Formula
    • Mine
    • Red
    • Sulfide
    • China
    • Crystals
    • Yellow
  • uses
    • As4s4
    • Classification
    • County
    • Crystal
    • Formula
    • Historical
    • Monoclinic
    • Prismatic
    • References
    • Us
    • Mine
    • Sulfide
  • unit cell
    • Unit
    • Crystals
    • Carcinogenic
    • Classification
    • Color
    • County
    • Crystal
    • Granular
    • Prismatic
    • Mine
    • Red
    • Yellow
  • arsenic blende
    • Mineral
    • Known
    • Realgar
    • Chemical
    • Color
    • Flame
    • Formula
    • Blood
    • Bull's
    • Sulfide
    • China
    • Occurs
  • arsenic
    • Mineral
    • Known
    • Realgar
    • Chemical
    • Color
    • Flame
    • Formula
    • Blood
    • Bull's
    • Sulfide
    • China
    • Occurs
  • orpiment
    • Powder
    • References
    • Realgar
    • Red
    • Sulfide
    • Occurs
    • Pararealgar
    • Yellow
    • Chinese
    • Used
  • arsenolite
    • Association
    • Carcinogenic
    • Orpiment
    • References
    • Mine
    • Powder
    • Occurs
    • Pararealgar

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Realgar, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Realgar with Uses. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
RealgarUses · splits 17 ⟂ 10
RealgarOccurrence · splits 18 ⟂ 9
RealgarOverview · splits 22 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Realgar

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples77
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Realgar to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Realgar · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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