Talc, an Uncommon card

Talc, or talcum, is a clay mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Mg3Si4O102.
From the Wikipedia article

Rarity: Uncommon
Domain: Science
ATK: 73
DEF: 70
Power: 143
Wikipedia reads a year: 160,000

Power 143 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.

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The facts on the card

The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.

Talc in powdered form, often combined with corn starch, is used as baby powder.
This mineral is used as a thickening agent and lubricant.
It is an ingredient in ceramics, paints, and roofing material.

Why it is Uncommon

Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Talc article was read about 160,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.

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Credits

Text : Wikipedia, Talc (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Robert M. Lavinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.