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soapstone

type of metamorphic rock
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soapstone

Summary

soapstone ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,733 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • soapstone is a type of natural building material[2].
  • soapstone is a type of metamorphic rock[3].
  • soapstone is a type of igneous rock[4].
  • soapstone is a type of talc[5].
  • soapstone's Commons category is recorded as Soapstone[6].
  • soapstone's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[7].
  • soapstone's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[8].
  • soapstone's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • soapstone's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • soapstone's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • soapstone's described by source is recorded as Mala hirnycha encyclopædia[12].
  • soapstone's has effect is recorded as steatite exposure[13].
  • soapstone's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0558[14].
  • soapstone's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.6'}[15].
  • soapstone's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.3'}[16].
  • soapstone's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+379.3'}[17].
  • soapstone's vapor pressure is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6859652', 'amount': '+0'}[18].
  • soapstone's immediately dangerous to life or health is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+3000'}[19].
  • soapstone's time-weighted average exposure limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+3'}[20].
  • soapstone's time-weighted average exposure limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+6'}[21].
  • soapstone's associated hazard is recorded as steatite exposure[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include natural building material[2], metamorphic rock[3], igneous rock[4], and talc[5].

Why It Matters

soapstone ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,733 views/month).[1] soapstone has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] soapstone is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vapor pressure → {'unit': 'Q6859652', 'amount': '+0'}
    Mohs' hardness → {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'}
    Subclass of → natural building material, metamorphic rock, igneous rock +1
    Time-weighted average exposure limit → {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+3'}, {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+6'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 18707, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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