perlite

amorphous volcanic glass
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perlite

Summary

perlite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,319 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • perlite is a type of volcanic glass[2].
  • perlite's Commons category is recorded as Perlite[3].
  • perlite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perlite[4].
  • perlite's Commons gallery is recorded as Perlite[5].
  • perlite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • perlite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • perlite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • perlite's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[9].
  • perlite's has effect is recorded as perlite exposure[10].
  • perlite's different from is recorded as pearlite[11].
  • perlite's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0491[12].
  • perlite's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+2000'}[13].
  • perlite's vapor pressure is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6859652', 'amount': '+0'}[14].
  • perlite's solubility is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21127659', 'amount': '+1'}[15].
  • perlite's time-weighted average exposure limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+5'}[16].
  • perlite's time-weighted average exposure limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+10'}[17].
  • perlite's time-weighted average exposure limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+15'}[18].
  • perlite's associated hazard is recorded as perlite exposure[19].

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Definition and Type

perlite is a type of volcanic glass[2].

Why It Matters

perlite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,319 views/month).[1] perlite has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

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] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect perlite exposure
    Solubility {'unit': 'Q21127659', 'amount': '+1'}
    Melting point {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+2000'}
    Vapor pressure {'unit': 'Q6859652', 'amount': '+0'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536408305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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