Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Meteorites

To bring each of Wikipedia's articles on meteorites to at least "B-class", comprehensively covering all major aspects of the subject.

• {{Icon|FA}}Iridium

• {{Icon|DYK}}European Fireball Network - 8. June 2010 (1695 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}IVB meteorite - 4. January 2013 (4882 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}Zakłodzie meteorite - 5. January 2013 (1904 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}Nonmagmatic meteorite - 7. January 2013 (489 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}Itqiy meteorite - 9. January 2013 (2132 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}Northwest Africa 7034 - 11. January 2013 (10439 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}Mundrabilla (meteorite) - 17. January 2013 (3245 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}IIAB meteorites - 20. January 2013 (1614 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}Micrometeorite - 24. February 2013 (2101 views)
• {{Icon|DYK}}Allan Hills A81005 - 3. March 2013 (5105 views)

I added some information on the Guffey ungrouped iron meteorite (possible ataxite) to the Guffey, Colorado article. I don't know if this meteorite is notable enough to deserve its own article. It is the largest meteorite ever recovered in the US state of Colorado. I'm not particularly knowledgeable about meteorites, so I thought I would note it here and let someone run with it, if they chose. GeoGreg (talk) 17:30, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Hello. I've been working on the Polonnaruwa (meteorite)‎ article for a while, but it is not yet clear if the object is actually a meteorite. Additional expertise would be great. Cheers, BatteryIncluded (talk) 13:11, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

• January 2013 - Create articles (or link to subsections of existing articles) for as many red links as possible, especially in the templates. List here.
• December 2012 - WikiProject Geology's December collaboration was: improve articles in :Category:Meteorites and its sub-categories.

Articles should present the subject in a way that is easy for a complete newcomer to understand, while retaining informative content to engage the more advanced reader. The usual Wikipedia standards apply:

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style

In work. See discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geology/Meteorites#Naming_convention_question.

Meteorite classification is a complex subject with a long history. Long story short, we need to choose one scheme and use it consistently across all articles, infoboxes and navboxes in the projects scope.

The recommended scheme is:

• Based on Weisberg, McCoy, Krot 2006:

:*{{cite book|editor=D. S. Lauretta |editor2=H. Y. McSween, Jr. |title=Meteorites and the early solar system II|year=2006|publisher=University of Arizona Press|location=Tucson|isbn=978-0816525621|url=http://haroldconnolly.com/EES%20716%20Fall%2009%20Reading/Lecture%201/Background%20reading/Weisberg_etal_MESSII.pdf|author=M. K. Weisberg |author2=T. J. McCoy |author3=A. N. Krot |access-date=15 December 2012|pages=19–52|chapter=Systematics and Evaluation of Meteorite Classification}}

• With additions of:

:*For the newly accepted IIG irons see:

::*{{cite journal|last=Wasson|first=John T. |author2=Choe, Won-Hie |title=The IIG iron meteorites: Probable formation in the IIAB core|journal=Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta|date=31 July 2009|volume=73|issue=16|pages=4879–4890|doi=10.1016/j.gca.2009.05.062|bibcode=2009GeCoA..73.4879W |url=http://cosmochemists.igpp.ucla.edu/Was09IIGironsGCA73-4879.pdf}}

:*For IIF irons see:

::*{{cite journal|last=Kracher|first=Alfred |author2=Willis, John |author3=Wasson, John T |title=Chemical classification of iron meteorites—IX. A new group (IIF), revision of IAB and IIICD, and data on 57 additional irons|journal=Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta|date=31 May 1980|volume=44|issue=6|pages=773–787|doi=10.1016/0016-7037(80)90259-8|bibcode=1980GeCoA..44..773K }}

:*For the new views on enstatite achondrites see:

::*{{cite journal|last=Keil|first=Klaus|title=Enstatite achondrite meteorites (aubrites) and the histories of their asteroidal parent bodies|journal=Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry|date=31 December 2009|volume=70|issue=4|pages=295–317|doi=10.1016/j.chemer.2010.02.002}}

Please familiarise yourself with it and use it whenever you edit one of "our" articles.

You are welcome to tackle all or part of any of these; don't wait to be asked or granted permission.

Delete tasks you complete by editing the box below.

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;Stubs

The list of stubs is at :Category:Meteorite stubs. A few remain in :Category:Meteoroid stubs awaiting transfer by a bot in the new year. Only articles about objects which have impacted a planet are "ours"; objects still in the heavens are the responsibility of WikiProject Astronomy.

;Commons

Work through [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Meteorites Category:Meteorites on Wikimedia Commons] looking for:

• Illustrations for the {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Wikipedia infobox meteorite articles without images}} meteorite articles which lack them; see Category:Meteorite articles without images
• Potential new meteorite articles or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
• Potential new cultural item articles or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
• Potential new meteorite people articles or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
• Potential new strewn field articles (there are at least half a dozen strewn field maps scattered on there) or links to existing ones we don't yet know about
• Anything else that pops out

;Bot

Shepherd to completion the bot task listed at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Geology#Wikipedia:Bot_requests.23Meteorites.

{{Articles by Importance|project=Geology|topic=Meteorites|task_force=yes |tf_link=Meteorites|parent=Geology}}

This section describes a semi-automated way to determine the importance of each of "our" articles.

Using the Wikipedia Release Version tools on the Wikimedia Toolserver it is a simple task to generate a list of all articles in a Category sorted in any of several ways. To assess importance we sort by release version score, the last column in the toolserver generated lists (described here).

The following table gives a link to such a list for each Category of interest and the range of scores for articles of each importance value within that category. Before using the links, force an update of the toolserver data using the instructions at User:SelectionBot/Web/Guide#Update project data.

It may occasionally be necessary to adjust the ranges in the table so that breaks fall at reasonable places in the lists.

Note: If a particular article does not appear in one of the lists then check that it has "our" project banner on its talk page and is included in the list's category. Only articles with both these attributes correctly set will be listed. Articles may take a few hours to appear on the lists when newly assessed, reassessed, categorised or recategorised.

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We are aiming for all our articles to be "B-Class" or higher. According to Wikipedia:Version 1.0_Editorial Team/Release Version Criteria#Proposed quality standards this means that they are expected to be reasonably satisfactory for an ordinary reader. The following are minimum guidelines.

In no particular order, articles should:

• be neutral point-of-view,
• be reasonably clear,
• be organized adequately,
• have no known factual errors,
• have appropriate categorization,
• be adequate in scope and proportion,
• use style consistently within the article,
• be visually adequate (that is, not ugly),
• use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation,
• list at least one appropriate reference, source, further information item, or external link. A link fulfills this obligation only if it connects to a reputable source. Government, professional or education sites are reputable for this purpose. Any external links must also still be valid (that is, still connect to the intended material).
• Pictures are recommended but normally not required. Exceptions may be made where especially relevant.

Everyone is encouraged to help with the tasks listed above. You may also wish to add this page to your watchlist to keep an eye on developments.

Anyone wishing to formally indicate their membership of the project should add their signature to the list below:

• -Arb. (talk) 00:00, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
• Tobias1984 (talk) 14:09, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
• Basilicofresco (msg) 14:55, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

List here any generally useful resources that could be accessed when working on meteorite articles.

These are guidelines for notability of Meteoritics-related topics.

The general Wikipedia guidelines apply (and are well worth reading):

• Wikipedia:Notability
• Wikipedia:Notability (astronomical objects)

;Meteorites:

The following are likely to meet notability requirements:

• Classification:
• Type specimen of a group (e.g. Brachinite and Brachina meteorite)
• Type specimen of a grouplet (e.g. Bellsbank meteorite, former Bellsbank Trio)
• Regional
• Largest meteorite(s) of a country
• Discovery
• Observed falls
• Exceptional stories of discovery (e.g. hit a house/car/dog)
• Scientific
• Really special chemistry/mineralogy highlighted in a scientific journal (name of meteorite in title would be ideal)
• Meteorites found by Apollo program and any of the rover programs (e.g. Heat Shield Rock); this is effectively all meteorites found on extraterrestrial bodies as there is still a very small number of them - see :Category:Meteorites found on bodies other than Earth

;Meteoriticists

• Wikipedia:Notability_(people)#Academics
• Wikipedia:Notability (academics)

Place {{tlx|WikiProject Geology|class{{=}}|importance{{=}}|meteorite{{=}}Yes|meteorite-importance{{=}} }} onto any new article's talk page for it to be recognised and assessed by this task force.

An article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters and helps organise relevant articles for improvement.

When assessed, the class and importance parameters are filled in, like this:

: {{tnull|WikiProject Geology|2=class=Start|3=importance=Mid|4=meteorite=yes|5=meteorite-importance=High }}

and the banner looks like this:

{{WikiProject Geology|class=Start|importance=Mid|category=no|meteorite=yes|meteorite-importance=High }}

Shortcuts: {{tl|WikiProject Geology}}, {{tl|WPGEOLOGY}}, {{tl|WPGeology}}, {{tl|WP Geology}}

The article is classified in the appropriate subcategories of :Category:Meteorites.

For more information visit the WikiProject Geology assessment page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Assessment

Place {{tl|Infobox meteorite}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite. Instructions for completing its fields are at :Template:Infobox meteorite.

Place {{tl|Infobox meteorite subdivision}} at the top of any article about meteorite subdivisions (e.g. group, class, etc...) :Template:Infobox meteorite subdivision.

Place {{tl|Infobox mineral}} at the top of any article about a specific mineral. Instructions for completing its fields are at :Template:Infobox mineral.

Place {{tl|Infobox rock}} at the top of any article about a specific rock type (not mineral) found within one or more meteorites. Instructions for completing its fields are at :Template:Infobox rock.

Place {{tl|Infobox person}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related person. Instructions for completing its fields are at :Template:Infobox person.

:Or: {{tl|Infobox scientist}} for Meteoriticists.

Place {{tl|Infobox organization}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related organization. Instructions for completing its fields are at :Template:Infobox organization.

Place {{tl|Infobox journal}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related journal. Instructions for completing its fields are at :Template:Infobox journal.

Place {{tl|Infobox award}} at the top of any article about a specific meteorite related prize or award. Instructions for completing its fields are at :Template:Infobox award.

Place {{tl|Meteorite-stub}} at the bottom of stub articles. It should look like this:

{{Meteorite-stub}}

Place {{Tl|Meteorites}} at the bottom of all meteorite articles. It should look like this:

{{Meteorites}}