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kaolinite

layered aluminosilicate 1:1 clay mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q223197
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Summary

kaolinite is a mineral species[1]. kaolinite ranks in the top 1% of mineral species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,297 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chemical formula: Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄[3]
  • Subclass of: kaolinite mineral subgroup[4]
  • Commons category: Kaolinite[5]
  • Streak color: white[6]
  • Crystal system: triclinic crystal system[7]
  • IMA status and/or rank: approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[8]
  • Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VIII/E.10a[9]
  • Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 9.ED.05[10]
  • Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 9.ED.05[11]
  • Mohs' hardness: 1[12]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[14]
  • Different from: kaolin[15]
  • Type locality (geology): Q110514312[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
  • IMA Mineral Symbol: Kln[18]

Why It Matters

kaolinite has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] kaolinite is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . rruff. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (September 2015). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → triclinic crystal system
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5
    Subclass of → —
    Streak color → white
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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