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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:12, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

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Biggs jasper[edit]

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A piece of Biggs jasper
A piece of Biggs jasper
  • ... that Biggs jasper (pictured) is one of the most sought-after extremely siliceous gemstones? Source: Shaub, B. M. (4 October 2016). "Notes on the Origin of the Biggs Jasper". Rocks & Minerals. 53 (2): 62. doi:10.1080/00357529.1978.11764747.
  • Reviewed: Bombing of Wieluń
  • Comment: Thanks to Shrike for making the full source available to me via the library exchange.

Created/expanded by Sandstein (talk). Self-nominated at 13:26, 30 June 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article relies almost entirely on 1 source, which is behind paywall. AGF. -- P 1 9 9  ✉ 18:22, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

  • Hi, I came to promote this, but have a few questions. Why "extremely"? I don't see that in the source. I also don't think the image is discernable at thumbnail size; it looks like a shoe. But that third image in the article would be great if you'd like to write a hook about how mineral collectors use it. Yoninah (talk) 20:00, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
@Yoninah:The source describes it thus at p. 61: "The superior quality of this jasper, with its pleasing shades in tan and brown, makes it one of the most sought after of the extremely siliceous stones." I assume "extremely siliceous" means very high in silica. - Feel free to use the third image, but it doesn't really illustrate the "picture jasper" use, so I'd still use the original hook. Sandstein 20:10, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
  • OK. Restoring tick for original hook. Yoninah (talk) 21:10, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
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