This WikiProject's goal is to define a standard infobox for using in rock and mineral entries. Eventually, after general agreement, project's focus will change to facilitating the conversion of the existing rock and mineral articles to the agreed upon format discussed in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rocks and minerals.

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• /General
• /Infobox discussion (AKA /Taxobox discussion...seem to be discussions going on here AND on talk page. Hmmm.)
• /Worklist
• /Draft on mineral notability
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Rocks and minerals/Assessment

I based the content of this table on information found in various places:

• Rocks and Minerals:
  • quartz
  • quartzite
  • graphite

I based the format in part on the table used for chemical compounds such as:

• silicon dioxide

Good choice of colour. It really stands out. Is it possible to condense it a bit? Maybe this should be moved to a Project space. mydogategodshat 09:45, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Here are possible rock infobox templates.

Igneous rock template

Metamorphic rock template

Sedimentary rock template

infobox template

International template below.

This would be my suggestion. There are two reasons:

• 1. common characteristics into more details
• 2. it will be easier if to translate if its the same in all languages, as there are already some in German.

In the German project there are there missing:

• Pleochroism
• Melting point
• Solubility

I hope the translation is correct. Please have a look at it. For example:

Crystal class: is a classification by Carl Hermann und Charles-Victor Mauguin (Hermann–Mauguin notation) or Arthur Schoenflies (Schoenflies notation).

Gaucho 15:57, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)

(Discussion moved to talk page. Elf 18:28, 12 Feb 2004 (UTC))

• Category:Rocks and minerals articles needing attention
• University of Houston, Department of Geosciences, 'adopt-a-mineral' term paper for the course Geology 3370 - Introduction to Mineralogy, prof. Jonathan E. Snow, instructor
  • Fall 2007: pabstite, atheneite, lawsonite, tschermakite, covellite, moissanite, wadsleyite, afwillite, wollastonite, iddingsite, penroseite, scheelite, sperrylite, santabarbaraite, celsian, julgoldite, krutovite, jerrygibbsite
    • Wikipedia:School and university projects/2003-2008 past projects#University of Houston, Houston, TX – Mineralogy Project (Fall 2007)
  • Fall 2009: chambersite, alacránite, coyoteite, balangeroite, calumetite, bursaite, cleusonite, colimaite, creedite, clearcreekite, campigliaite, changbaiite, cesanite, cervandonite, coconinoite, boleite, chaidamuite, ashburtonite, bilinite, baotite, bararite, athabascaite, coloradoite, bonaccordite, bystrite, bastnäsite, chamosite, bukovite, beraunite, ashoverite, bityite, cyrilovite, bergenite
    • Wikipedia:School and university projects/2009 past projects#University of Houston, Houston, TX – Mineralogy Project (Fall 2009)
  • Fall 2011: garnierite, perhamite, geigerite, partheite, chrisstanleyite, schreyerite, carnallite, ullmannite, jarosewichite, murdochite, delafossite, maricite, lorandite, warikahnite, donnayite-(Y), satterlyite, dollaseite-(Ce), baddeleyite, alforsite, bornite, perovskite, coffinite, dickite, zanazziite, hübnerite, penikisite, braggite, huttonite?, kankite?
    • Wikipedia:School and university projects/2011 past projects#University of Houston, Houston, TX – Mineralogy Project (Fall 2011)
  • Fall 2013: brazilianite, chalveticeite, hidalgoite, natromontebrasite, guyanaite, eveslogite, ephesite, hubeite, hiärneite, gordaite, greifensteinite, gugiaite, farneseite, ferrogedrite, ferronigerite-2N1S, franklinphilite, chatkalite, bicchulite
• Univ. Houston, Earth Materials, Mrs. Catlos: eveite (Fall 2010)
• Newbies: User talk:Tony00345 (pseudowollastonite, 2009), User talk:Friedshrimp007 (ericssonite, 2010), User talk:Rshah1018 (raspite and roselite, 2010), User talk:Jburke430 (chesterite, 2010), User talk:Kelhansard (cymrite, 2010), User talk:Molyru (grandreefite, 2010), User talk:Skibo112 (schäferite, 2010)

• July 2014: The entry for Fullers Earth discusses only the cosmetic product. I don't have the expertise to edit this, but perhaps the British Geological Survey article at is a good start if somebody has the time and inclination
• October 2020: Category talk:Bismuth minerals, Category:Radioactive minerals - a comment is needed about the radioactivity of bismuth minerals (to prevent edition warring)

Request picture

• Add {{reqphoto|mineralogy}} to the talk-page of articles that require a picture. View the requests: Category:Wikipedia requested images of mineralogy

Requested articles

• Note, critical mineral raw materials: most important mineral groups were known at the end of the XIX Century. Many U and uranyl minerals came later with the nuclear technology. Monazite, bastnäsite and loparite-(Ce) became important REE sources with the widespread use of electronics (monazite is not used because of the production of thorium waste as by-product). Rhodium and titanium is important too. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 07:36, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
• Wikipedia:Requested articles/Natural sciences/Environment and geology#Minerals

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More information Rocks and minerals articles by quality and importance, Quality ...

Rocks and minerals articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 2 3 5 GA 1 5 27 33 B 2 8 17 30 2 59 C 5 21 61 147 3 237 Start 26 139 644 3 812 Stub 1 29 1,086 1 1,117 List 1 1 24 24 1 51 NA 1 11 696 708 Assessed 9 57 278 1,972 696 10 3,022 Unassessed 15 15 Total 9 57 278 1,972 696 25 3,037 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 11,953 Ω = 5.28

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