catlinite
type of argillite used by Native Americans to make ceremonial pipes
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catlinite
Summary
catlinite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- catlinite's image is recorded as Catlinite or red pipestone. A piece of quarried pipestone and a pipe.png[2].
- George Catlin is named after catlinite[3].
- catlinite's subclass of is recorded as argillite[4].
- catlinite's Commons category is recorded as Catlinite[5].
- catlinite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ytb3[6].
- catlinite's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300010443[7].
- catlinite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/pipestone-clay[8].
- catlinite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 9670[9].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for catlinite include Pipestone County[10], a county of Minnesota[11], in United States[12], founded in 1857[13].
Why It Matters
catlinite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[1] catlinite has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] catlinite is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]
Entities named for catlinite include Pipestone County[10], a county of Minnesota[11], in United States[12], founded in 1857[13].