kaolin

clay rich in kaolinite
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kaolin

Summary

kaolin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,120 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 (2,120 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.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  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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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. 15d 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"
  2. 9w 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"
  3. 13w 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]]"
  4. 17w 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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