sepiolite

soft and porous white magnesium silicate clay mineral
ChemicalSubstance mineral_species Q414096
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sepiolite

Summary

sepiolite is a mineral species[1]. sepiolite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (440 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sepiolite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
  • Sepiida is named after sepiolite[4].
  • stone is named after sepiolite[5].
  • sepiolite's chemical formula is recorded as Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O[6].
  • sepiolite is a type of sepiolite group[7].
  • sepiolite is a type of palygorskite[8].
  • sepiolite is used for food additive[9].
  • sepiolite's Commons category is recorded as Sepiolite[10].
  • sepiolite's said to be the same as is recorded as meerschaum[11].
  • sepiolite's streak color is recorded as white[12].
  • sepiolite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[13].
  • sepiolite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)[14].
  • sepiolite's space group is recorded as space group 52[15].
  • sepiolite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/E.13b[16].
  • sepiolite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.EE.25[17].
  • sepiolite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.EE.25[18].
  • sepiolite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • sepiolite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+2.25'}[20].
  • sepiolite's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • sepiolite's described by source is recorded as Generum et Specierum Mineralium, Secundum Ordines Naturales Digestorum Synopsis[22].
  • sepiolite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • sepiolite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • sepiolite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • sepiolite's solid solution series with is recorded as palygorskite[26].
  • sepiolite's solid solution series with is recorded as kalifersite[27].

Why It Matters

sepiolite ranks in the top 5% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (440 views/month).[2] sepiolite has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] sepiolite is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The IMA List of Minerals (November 2018). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2014. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2007). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . steine-und-minerale.de. steine-und-minerale.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q15221937. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use food additive
    Instance of
    Subclass of sepiolite group, palygorskite
    Named after
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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