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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 15:56, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Messelite[edit]

• ... that the mineral messelite (pictured) was described in 1890, discredited in 1940, reinstated and named neomesselite in 1955, and named messelite once again by 1959?

• Reviewed: Alavaraphidia
• Comment: Began as userspace draft, moved to mainspace on August 7

Created/expanded by Chris857 (talk). Self nom at 02:53, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

• Checks out to me. Article is solid, new enough, and contains the hook and citations for it. Picture checks out fine too. Not sure if the mineral names should be italicised in the hook, though; I'd stick them inside quote marks instead (the article title itself isn't italicised so I'm assuming the italics here are just for emphasis). GRAPPLE X 05:09, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

• The use of italics (and it may not be correct usage) is WP:WORDSASWORDS. Chris857 (talk) 17:16, 9 August 2012 (UTC)