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chert

hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of cryptocrystalline silica
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Summary

chert ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,551 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • chert is a type of siliceous rock[2].
  • chert's Commons category is recorded as Chert[3].
  • chert's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chert[4].
  • chert's different from is recorded as Xert[5].
  • chert's different from is recorded as Q122363389[6].

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Definition and Type

chert is a type of siliceous rock[2].

Why It Matters

chert ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,551 views/month).[1] chert has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] chert is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2pLFXh
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Xert, Q122363389
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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