kaolin

clay rich in kaolinite
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kaolin

Summary

kaolin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • kaolin is made of kaolinite[2].
  • kaolin is made of silicate mineral[3].
  • kaolin is made of kaolin[4].
  • kaolin is a type of clay[5].
  • kaolin is a type of mixture[6].
  • kaolin's Commons category is recorded as Kaolin[7].
  • kaolin comprises kaolinite[8].
  • kaolin comprises muscovite[9].
  • kaolin comprises quartz[10].
  • kaolin comprises feldspar[11].
  • kaolin comprises anatase[12].
  • kaolin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kaolin[13].
  • kaolin's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • kaolin's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • kaolin's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • kaolin's associated hazard is recorded as kaolin exposure[17].
  • kaolin's P14541 is recorded as 24KOby[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include clay[5] and mixture[6].

Use and Application

Components include kaolinite[8], a mineral species[19]; muscovite[9], a mineral species[20]; quartz[10], a mineral species[21]; feldspar[11], a mineral group[22]; and anatase[12], a mineral species[23].

Influence

Things named for kaolin include Kaolinovo[24], a municipality seat[25], in Bulgaria[26].

Why It Matters

kaolin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[1] kaolin has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] kaolin is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for kaolin include Kaolinovo[24], a municipality seat[25], in Bulgaria[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 82150
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 82150, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 82150
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 082150, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    New georgia encyclopedia id → business-economy/kaolin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4903]]: business-economy/kaolin, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/40403514|Kaolin (#40403514)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1016|New Georgia"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 24KOby
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0411545-kaolin
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0411545-kaolin, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → clay, mixture
    Topic's main category → Category:Kaolin
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19098, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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