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greensand

sand or sandstone consisting largely of glauconite, a greenish granular mineral
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greensand

Summary

greensand ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • greensand is made of glauconite[2].
  • greensand is a type of sand[3].
  • greensand is a type of sandstone[4].
  • greensand is used for fertilizer[5].
  • greensand is used for soil conditioner[6].
  • greensand is used for water softening[7].
  • greensand's Commons category is recorded as Greensand[8].
  • greensand's color is recorded as green[9].
  • greensand's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • greensand's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[11].
  • greensand's equivalent class is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/pwn30/14995918-n[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sand[3] and sandstone[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include fertilizer[5], soil conditioner[6], and water softening[7].

Why It Matters

greensand ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[1] greensand has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] greensand is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . dgs.udel.edu. Retrieved . dgs.udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . geology.arkansas.gov. Retrieved . geology.arkansas.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . geology.arkansas.gov. Retrieved . geology.arkansas.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → green
    Aliases → —
    Has use → fertilizer, soil conditioner, water softening
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007540806805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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