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shungite

carbon rich mineraloid
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shungite

Summary

shungite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Shunga is named after shungite[2].
  • shungite is a type of rock[3].
  • shungite's Commons category is recorded as Shungite[4].
  • shungite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[5].
  • shungite's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • shungite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].

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Definition and Type

shungite is a type of rock[3].

Origins

Shunga is named after shungite[2].

Why It Matters

shungite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[1] shungite has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

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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.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shungite. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shungite
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shungite_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shungite}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shungite}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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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. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0228588-sungit
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → rock
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0228588-sungit, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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