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Andalusite, an Uncommon card
Andalusite is an aluminium nesosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 94
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 94 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Andalusite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Andalusite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This mineral was called andalousite by ______, who thought it came from Andalusia, Spain.
Answer
Delamétherie. This mineral was called andalousite by Delamétherie, who thought it came from Andalusia, Spain. From the Andalusite article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Johann Weyer. Johann Weyer 31,000 · Andalusite 20,000 · North Kensington 15,000 · Carotid body 12,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- This mineral was called andalousite by Delamétherie, who thought it came from Andalusia, Spain.
- It soon became clear that it was a locality error, and that the specimens studied were actually from El Cardoso de la Sierra, in the Spanish province of Guadalajara, not Andalusia.
- Andalusite is trimorphic with kyanite and sillimanite, being the lower pressure mid temperature polymorph.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Andalusite article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Andalusite
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Andalusite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
