fordite

Summary

fordite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,934 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• Ford Motor Company is named after fordite^[2].
• Detroit is named after fordite^[3].
• agate is named after fordite^[4].
• fordite is made of automotive paint^[5].
• fordite is a type of art material^[6].
• fordite is a type of by-product^[7].
• fordite is used for jewelry^[8].
• fordite's Commons category is recorded as Fordite^[9].
• fordite's has cause is recorded as automotive industry^[10].
• fordite's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'fordite'}^[11].
• fordite's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Detroit agate'}^[12].
• fordite's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Motor City agate'}^[13].
• fordite's fabrication method is recorded as overspray^[14].
• fordite's fabrication method is recorded as cutting^[15].
• fordite's fabrication method is recorded as polishing^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include art material^[6] and by-product^[7].

Origins

Things named after include Ford Motor Company^[2], an automobile manufacturer^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 1903^[19], headquartered in Dearborn^[20]; Detroit^[3], a city in the United States^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1701^[23], headquartered in Detroit^[24]; and agate^[4], a mineral variety^[25].

Use and Application

fordite is used for jewelry^[8].

Why It Matters

fordite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,934 views/month).^[1] fordite has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]