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Geological formation infobox?

I know about {{Infobox Rockunit}}, but I was looking for a more generic geological formation infobox that could be used in such articles as Hoodoo (geology). Would anyone be interested in creating one? ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 22:31, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

What sort of thing are you interested in - geomorphic feature? Awickert (talk) 04:24, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Something more generic which could be used for features such as the hoodoos, cold water geysers (such as Crystal Geyser), arches (such as Delicate Arch), etc., which aren't necessarily in only one location and which aren't already covered by another more specific infobox. I don't now all the technical words, but I think an infobox would be beneficial if it could be created in such a way as to be able to be used for these neglected geological features. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 05:36, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

I think "Geologic feature" sounds like a great name for it. First, we'd need to decide if it should be an infobox for the geologic feautres in general (hoodoo, arch, tafoni, geyser, lava tube) or for specific geographic occurrences. If the former, I'd suggest creating an infobox called at Template:Geologic feature. If the latter, we could add "geologic feature" as a category for the geobox, with a number of related fields. What were you thinking? Either way, I'd be happy to help. Awickert (talk) 19:49, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Well, hot water geysers already use {{Infobox hot spring}}, so they wouldn't be covered here. Cold water geysers would be covered, however. I think {{Infobox geologic feature}} sounds good. It may be good to do some sort of survey of geology articles to find out which geologic features don't already have related infoboxes, and then create one which can be used for them. As I am not really familiar with this area, I'm not sure where to begin on that. Anyone have any ideas? ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 06:47, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

OK - it sounds like you're thinking more the general features, then. I took a look, and {{Infobox geologic feature}} would be good. I've never created an infobox, though, so if you want me to do it, you'll probably have to wait a week or two until I have enough time. Awickert (talk) 16:36, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Not a problem. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 17:32, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

All right - you'll hear from me in a while, then. Awickert (talk) 20:32, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Just checking back with you on this as it's been about a month. No hurries, just looking to see where this might be on your schedule. :) ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 22:29, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Right, sorry, been busy and completely forgot about it. I will try to do it ASAP, ping me at my talk; I don't mind being bugged, just bad memory. Awickert (talk) 00:45, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

No problem. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 02:42, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Geology of solar terrestrial planets GA Sweeps: On Hold

I have reviewed Geology of solar terrestrial planets for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 02:54, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Alum shale

The alum shale article needs expert attention.Beagel (talk) 09:45, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Seems the original author intended the article to be about the specific English geologic formation Alum Shale hence the capitalization and infobox. Your revisions make it about a general type of shale which is mined for uranium in Scandinavia, but retains the infobox and formation specific paleo info. So... do we need to lose the infobox and keep it as a general rock type article ... or make a dablink to the specific formation stub? Is the Scandinavian shale stratigraphically equivalent to the Alum Shale? Vsmith (talk) 14:03, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

The Alum Shale in Scandinavia is Upper Cambrian while that in England is Toarcian (Lower Jurassic), so not the same thing at all. There is probably need for a general article on 'alum shales' including these two specific examples (and any others) for now. With enough content they may eventually form their own articles but keep it all as one for now, rather than creating three separate stubs, IMO. Mikenorton (talk) 14:12, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Keep them separate, they're really two separate things. The DAB link is the way to go. Abyssal (talk) 14:23, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Featured picture nomination of "Hawaii bathymetry"

File:Bathymetry image of the Hawaiian archipelago.png is being reviewed for Featured Picture status at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hawaii Bathymetry. Any feedback would be appreciated, but be sure to familiarize yourself with the featured picture criteria before reviewing the photo. This image is featured in Hawaii hotspot, which is part of the scope of WikiProject Geology. --ErgoSum•talk•trib 21:17, 12 June 2009 (UTC)