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volcanic ash

volcanic material formed during explosive eruptions with the diameter of the grains less than 2 mm
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Summary

volcanic ash is a group or class of chemical substances[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of group or class of chemical substances entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,320 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: ash[3], pyroclastic sediment[4], mixture[5]
  • Commons category: Volcanic ash[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Volcanic ash[7]
  • Commons gallery: Volcanic ash[8]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[9]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000701[10]

Why It Matters

volcanic ash has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Sanjeev bot bot · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Volcanic ash
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → ash, pyroclastic sediment, mixture
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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