- The following discussion 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 Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:57, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Sérandite edit
- ... that sérandite (pictured) has been found on every continent but Antarctica?
- Reviewed: San Nicasio
- Comment: 5x expansion
Created/expanded by Chris857 (talk). Self nom at 03:34, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
Dates, lengths, and sourcing all look good. The problem with the nomination is in the hook. The hook appears to be based upon a list of locations this mineral has been discovered as listed in this source. The problem is that the hook then extrapolates from this list of places where the mineral has been discovered to concluded that the mineral has never been discovered in any location not listed by this single source (“absence of proof is not proof of absence”). --Allen3 talk 15:05, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
- How about, ALT1 = ... that sérandite (pictured) was discovered in Guinea, described in a French journal, and the type material resides in Washington, D.C.? Chris857 (talk) 15:33, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
