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Blairmorite
editHello Volcanoguy. I don't have an image of blairmorite, but I know someone who does. I'll contact him and ask if he would contribute it. Georgialh (talk) 01:54, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
- @Georgialh: thanks. Are you aware of information regarding the source/origin of volcanism that created the Crowsnest Formation? Volcanoguy 02:14, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
Reply
editI haven't been able to find much in the literature about the petrogenesis of the Crowsnest Volcanics (CNV), which really surprises me, given that the mineralogy is so unusual and volcanic rocks are so rare in Alberta. The Bowerman article[1] was the one of the best ones that I found.
I was one of the co-authors on a short article re the CNV for CSPG Reservoir (I don't know if it's appeared yet; I've been in the field all summer and have been pretty much out of touch). Here's an excerpt:
The Crowsnest Volcanics were laid down in a series of eruptions during Albian time. Radiometric dates range from about 93 to 101 Ma[2]. Goble et al. (1999)[3] concluded that alkaline intrusive rocks at Commerce Peak to the south near the Flathead River may have been associated with the Crowsnest eruptions, and Amajor (1985)[4] concluded that the Crowsnest eruptions and/or vents close to them were probably the source of bentonites in the Viking Formation (subsequent radiometric dating shows a compatible date of 100 Ma for these regional marker beds). Palinspastic reconstructions indicate that the eruptions probably occurred in what is now the Cranbrook area. It's estimated that the volcanics originally covered an area of about 1800 km2 and their volume exceeded 209 km3. By comparison the damage area of the 1980 Mount St Helens blast was 600 km2.
I'd like to get down to check out the Commerce Mountain outcrops some time, but it's a bit remote with access via sometimes-active logging roads. Maybe next spring.Georgialh (talk) 03:53, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
- @Georgialh: by the way, I have created an article for blairmorite. I am not sure if you are aware but I also started the Northern Alberta kimberlite province, Birch Mountains kimberlite field, Buffalo Head Hills kimberlite field and Mountain Lake cluster articles. Lately I have been working on British Columbia's Itcha Range. Volcanoguy 05:15, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
- @Georgialh: it is also worthy to note I could not find much information about the origin(s) of the Northern Alberta kimberlites either. Perhaps volcanic rocks in Alberta have not been studied much because of their rarity? Volcanoguy 10:24, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, Alberta is indeed impoverished when it comes to volcanics. There's the CNV, the kimberlites, and maybe we can count the Purcell Sill. Other than that, there are beds of volcanic ash ranging in age from Early Cretaceous to Quaternary (e.g., the Mazama ash), but that's about it. You would think that the rarity would inspire Alberta's geology students to be fighting for the privilege of working on them, but I suspect that there's no funding for such things.
- As for blairmorite, I'm told that igneous rocks are supposed to be named for their minerals rather than for places, so blairmorite should properly be called analcimite. I haven't checked into that, though. And when asking around about the CNV I triggered a small dispute as to whether there are any actual "trachytic flows" in the CNV, or whether it's all pyroclastics. The question remains unresolved.
- I'll see what I can dig up on the Alberta kimberlites. Georgialh (talk) 03:06, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
- @Georgialh: Re the ash beds: there are articles for the Mazama Ash and Bridge River Ash. The Winagami sill complex also has an article.
- I remember reading igneous rocks are supposed to be named for their minerals but is that an official policy? Are there any disputes over that policy? The name blairmorite for an analcime-rich volcanic rock goes back to the early 1900s. Also, kimberlite is named after the town of Kimberley in South Africa. Volcanoguy 05:39, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
- Now that I think about it, that can't be an official policy. There are too many igneous rock names to use mineralogy alone. Johannsen (1933) lists more than 1,200 names.[5] I'll put his definition of blairmorite up on the blairmorite page. He says it was named by someone named Knight, and to see Johannsen vol IV, p. 256-260 for a full description, but I only have a partial photocopy of his Appendix III: Definitions of Rocks. I'll try to get to the Univ library one of these days and look it up.
- Most igneous rocks have been named for places where they occur, like syenite (Syene, Egypt). Charnockite is named for the tomb of Job Charnock. So blairmorite should be legit, even though someone did take me to task for using it a while ago. Georgialh (talk) 03:28, 10 October 2014 (UTC)
- @Georgialh: another problem naming igneous rocks for their minerals is that most igneous rocks do not have their own unique minerals. Volcanoguy 05:53, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
References
edit- ^ Bowerman, M., Christianson, A., Creaser, R.A. and Luth, R.W. (2006). "A petrographical and geochemical study of the volcanic rocks of the Crowsnest Formation, southwestern Alberta, and of the Howell Creek suite, British Columbia". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 43: 1621-1637. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ (Leckie, D.A. 1993. A guidebook on Lower Cretaceous sedimentology and stratigraphy of southern Alberta - tectonic and eustatic implications and economic significance. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2683, 73 p.
- ^ Goble, R.J., Treves, S.B. and Murray, V.M. 1999. Cretaceous intrusions in the Commerce Mountain and adjacent areas of southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 36: 1939-1956.
- ^ Amajor, L.C. 1985. Biotite grain size distribution and source area of the Lower Cretaceous Viking bentonites, Alberta, Canada. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 33: 471-478.
- ^ A. Johannsen, 1933. A descriptive petrology of the igneous rocks. 4 volumes. Univ. of Chicago Press.
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Blairmorite Image
editThe image is up! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Georgialh (talk • contribs) 03:58, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
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Hydrothermal vents
editHey Volcanoguy. The reason for removing the "parenthesis" was purely out of simplification and I did not feel that this was an issue. Adding parenthesis is an act of noting the subtle differences on disambiguation pages or qualifying articles based on existing and/or competitive subdivisions. Removing the parenthesis from the article does not make it less a common name, whereas the short format Magic Mountain or Lost City does show ambiguousness: the name change just removes the ambiguity created by the Wikipedia markup. As much as it is common to use parenthesis to qualify on disambiguation pages, it is not necessarily needed on article pages. The original article already used "Hydrothermal Vent" in its title, I just removed extraneous text. Any search for "Magic Mountain" would have returned a disambiguation page showing the obvious links, and any search for Magic Mountain Hydrothermal Vent, would go directly there without the parenthesis. If you feel that it is overstepping, I invite you to revert, I will not insist (I'm not a purest). Thanks. ruben jc ZEORYMER (talk) 14:48, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
- @Zeorymer: there is a difference between "Magic Mountain" and "Magic Mountain Hydrothermal Field". What I am trying to say is that it is more commonly referred to as just "Magic Mountain", not "Magic Mountain Hydrothermal Field". "Magic Mountain" is a disambiguation page and the Magic Mountain field is not the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC so that is why "(hydrothermal field)" was added in the title. Volcanoguy 15:03, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
- Your right in addressing that there is a difference between "Magic Mountain" and "Magic Mountain Hydrothermal Field", but not in the way you stated. Regardless, as I stated, this is not an issue. As they say "be bold". I invite you to revert those changes. ruben jc ZEORYMER (talk) 15:31, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
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Scientific notation
editHi, you left a plea for help at the Math Wikiproject page which should have been directed to the Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics since it didn't really involve the math articles. But to answer your question - you are dealing with Scientific notation, very common in the physical sciences and engineering. For your specific example, ~10-4 km3yr-1, the twiddle (~) means approximately, 10-4 = 0.0001 (see the article), and km3yr-1 gives the units which in this case are cubic kilometers per year (it is a rate of flow, so expressed as a volume per some time period). I haven't seen the -1 exponent used in a units expression very often, but that is a stylistic convention. I would have expected to see it written as km3/yr. I hope this helps. Bill Cherowitzo (talk) 04:21, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
- @Wcherowi: I'm just a bit puzzled since I am not used to seeing things like that. You can find the paragraph I quoted here on pages 1284 and 1285. It says "the eruption rate increased markedly (e.g., ~10–4 km3 yr–1) when volcanism began at Level Mountain at 15 Ma." Okay. After that it states "when Mount Edziza began to erupt (ca. 7 Ma), rates of magmatism for the northern Cordilleran volcanic province increased to ~3 × 10–4 km3 yr–1." I'm guessing this is a greater measurement since they say the magmatism rate increased. But how much of a difference is that to ~10–4 km3 yr–1? Then after that it says the "rates of magmatism have remained relatively constant at 10–4 km3 yr–1", which is similar to what is given for when volcanism began at Level Mountain. I say similar because they don't give the twiddle (~) for that rate. Then it says "current rates of magmatism for the northern Cordilleran volcanic province are much less than those estimated for Hawaii (10–1–10–3 km3 yr–1; Shaw, 1987) or the Cascade volcanic arc (0.2–6 km3 yr–1; Sherrod and Smith, 1990)." How much of a difference are the Hawaii and Cascade Arc magmatism rates to the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province rates of 10–4 km3 yr–1 and ~3 × 10–4 km3 yr–1? Volcanoguy 05:28, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
After Edziza erupted the flow rate increased to 0.0003 km3/yr (300% of what it was before). The Hawaii estimate is given as a range from 0.1 to 0.001 km3/yr (are you sure you copied that correctly? Ranges are usually given from smaller to larger values, and this isn't) and the Cascade arc ranges from 0.2 to 6.0 km3/yr. The Hawaii values range from 1000 to 10 times those of Cordilleran, while the Cascade values are 2000 to 60,000 times as large. All these values are approximate estimates, so I wouldn't put much store in the fact that some of them are reported without the twiddle. Bill Cherowitzo (talk) 18:35, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
- @Wcherowi: sorry for the long response time; I have been busy collecting information to rewrite the Level Mountain article. Yes the Hawaiian values were copied correctly, don't know why the range is given from larger to smaller values. Volcanoguy 08:53, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
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Ray Mountain
editHi -- can you add any sources to your article on Ray Mountain? I went looking and was unable to find any, and was about to propose the article for deletion until I noticed that you are still active on Wikipedia. The article has been unsourced since 2006. Thanks! —Tim Pierce (talk) 23:22, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
@Tim Pierce: I just added a source. Volcanoguy 19:55, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi Volcanoguy, I see you reverted again my attempt to clarify this category (which I created a while back) with a lower limit. So where do you see the lower height limit for a mountain? 900 m? 500 m? 300 m? 100 m? 10 m? 1 m? Clearly the lower we set it the more 'bumps' get included. But IMHO we should try and base it on some standard in the English-speaking world. The US doesn't have one, Britain and Ireland do. I'm not sure about Canada, Australia or South Africa, etc. Alternatively, if we can't agree where the limit is, confusion will reign and we may as well delete it. Thoughts? --Bermicourt (talk) 07:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
- That is the point there is no universally accepted definition of a mountain. The UK and Ireland may have a definition for what a mountain is in their country but that definition is not the same worldwide. So you have landforms below 600 metres outside of Ireland and the UK called mountains as well. I don't know what the problem is to just include landforms that are called mountains. I am keeping a WP:NPOV view here as the category should be used fairly without bias. Volcanoguy 08:20, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
- The point which the text acknowledged clearly. And since there is no universal definition, there can be no such thing as a NPOV - wherever we decide the lower cutoff is will be our POV. In my case, I have based it on the only official definition I can find, backed up by a Dictionary of Geography source; you've just fixed it at 1 m, since no cutoff means anything counts. So several hills were included in the category that even failed the old US definition of a mountain being 1,000 feet and others were part of "Foo Hills" , so clearly not considered mountains either. There's not much point having a category if people can't see what's "in" and what's "out" of it. --Bermicourt (talk) 20:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
- @Bermicourt: I am still in disagreement with you. If a geographic feature is known as a mountain it's a mountain, simple as that. As a result such things belong in mountain categories, including Category:Mountains under 1000 metres. You are defining what a mountain is based on an Ireland/UK definition, which is a bit on the POV side since you are not representing a worldwide view on the issue. If there is no universal definition for something you are not supposed to use a definition that is only for two countries in Europe. To tell you the truth there are geographic features called hills that have elevations greater than 600 metres as well. What are you going to do there? Volcanoguy 14:21, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
- The point which the text acknowledged clearly. And since there is no universal definition, there can be no such thing as a NPOV - wherever we decide the lower cutoff is will be our POV. In my case, I have based it on the only official definition I can find, backed up by a Dictionary of Geography source; you've just fixed it at 1 m, since no cutoff means anything counts. So several hills were included in the category that even failed the old US definition of a mountain being 1,000 feet and others were part of "Foo Hills" , so clearly not considered mountains either. There's not much point having a category if people can't see what's "in" and what's "out" of it. --Bermicourt (talk) 20:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
- If a mountain is known "by whom" as a mountain? Is the Teckberg a mountain? The Täfelberg? The Wilseder Berg? And having listened to your argument, I've moved on from using the UK/Irish definition guideline universally and changed the guideline to absolutely reflect a worldwide view - inviting other editors to suggest refinements. Of course, you will always get the occasional hill called "Foo Mountain" and occasional mountain called "Foo Hill" but then a Bombay Duck is not a duck... --Bermicourt (talk) 14:37, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry I should have said that I also replied to your comments on the talk page of the category - you may not have seen my latest form of words which are genuinely trying to be inclusive of different national perspectives. Bermicourt (talk) 14:41, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
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Does Edziza eruption caused 536 AD cooling?
editHi Volcanoguy. I just want to ask that it is possible that Edziza volcanic complex may related to tephras QUE-1859 in Greenland ice-core? "Timing and climate forcing of volcanic eruptions for the past 2,500 years" noted that chemical of tephras in depths of 327 m (536 AD) similar to those of volcanoes in Cordilleran Volcanic province (Edziza).
The chemical of tephras QUE-1859 sio2 tio2 al203 feo(t) mno mgo cao na2o k2o 62.35 0.52 15.32 7.63 0.25 0.13 1.13 7.55 4.88
It is possible that Edziza volcano eruption caused the large Northern Hemisphere cooling in 536 AD? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siyu Lai (talk • contribs) 02:28, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
- @Siyu Lai: It is a possibility but there are other large volcanoes in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that have received very few studies (e.g. Heart Peaks and Level Mountain) so they could be potential sources as well. Volcanoguy 06:17, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
- @Siyu Lai: If you have information about the Greenland ice-core being potentially linked to the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province please include it in the article. Thanks. Volcanoguy 19:46, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
I have some information about the lake-core from northern British Columbia that linked to Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. "Holocene tephras in lake cores from northern British Columbia, Canada" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siyu Lai (talk • contribs) 00:27, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
- @Siyu Lai: I created Finlay tephras five years ago if you want to improve it. Volcanoguy 01:30, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
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editThank you so much for stepping in and finishing the task! I can only do about 300 at a sitting, and then my eyes go cross. (Perhaps you did a smarter thing -- you're only doing the replacement, while I turned on genfixes).
Looks like we'll be done very soon! Congratulations!
I'll soon be taking a wikibreak for the end of the year, so in case you finish and I'm not around:
- User:Hike395/MtnComboBox should be ready to go.
- Copy User:Hike395/MtnComboBox to Template:Infobox mountain/sandbox and check out Template:Infobox mountain/testcases for any errors
- Copy User:Hike395/MtnComboBox to Template:Infobox mountain range/sandbox and check out Template:Infobox mountain range/testcases
- If everything looks ok, replace the contents of Template:Infobox mountain up until the <noinclude> with User:Hike395/MtnComboBox. This requires template-editor rights or higher -- if you don't have that, glue the <noinclude> stuff after the MtnComboBox code, and do an edit request at Template talk:Infobox mountain
- Then, turn Template:Infobox mountain range into a redirect to Template:Infobox mountain
- Done, drink a Molson! :-)
Thanks again for finishing this! —hike395 (talk) 02:41, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
- @Hike395: No problem. I copy and pasted MtnComboBox to both mountain and mountain range sandboxes but I am having trouble replacing the contents of Template:Infobox mountain. Volcanoguy 03:05, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
- I think that's because you're not a template-editor. But I am! Let me do steps 4 and 5, and then we'll be done and we can both have a Molson!! —hike395 (talk) 03:35, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
- Done Woo hoo! Let me know if you see any problems. —hike395 (talk) 03:55, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
- @Hike395: I updated Level Mountain this month if you need an example of a massif. Volcanoguy 05:09, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
- Done Woo hoo! Let me know if you see any problems. —hike395 (talk) 03:55, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
- I think that's because you're not a template-editor. But I am! Let me do steps 4 and 5, and then we'll be done and we can both have a Molson!! —hike395 (talk) 03:35, 7 December 2015 (UTC)
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Anahim Volcanic Belt
editHello Volcanoguy, see my answer and question here. Sémhur 19:49, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
My apologies
editFor my mistake on the Nazko earthquake article. I got mixed up and marked the wrong reference. If you take a look at reference number seven here 2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes#References it goes to this 404 message. So I don't mess thing up any further could you take a look and see if you can fix it or at least apply a "dead link" tag. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD|Talk 20:11, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
- @MarnetteD: I added the "dead link" tag to the proper reference as I don't have time to try and fix it right now. Volcanoguy 20:13, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks V. MarnetteD|Talk 23:15, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
Warden Peak and other Vancouver island volcanos
editBack in 2008, you created the article Warden Peak as well as other articles of Vancouver island mountains. An IP just removed statements that the peak (as well as other Vancouver Island mountains) was a volcanic plug. I checked the reference and did not see any mention of volcanic origin. Just an FYI. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 06:47, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Jim1138: I just reverted the IP's edits to Haddington Island and Twin Peaks. As far as I am aware of their claim that there are no volcanoes on Vancouver Island is false. According to reliable sources Twin Peaks and Haddington Island are part of the Alert Bay Volcanic Belt, which formed as a result of volcanism along the Cascadia subduction zone. Volcanoguy 14:05, 25 May 2016 (UTC)
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Mountains and volcanoes in Canada
editHi Volcanoguy, I know this is very much your specialist area, so whilst I made comments earlier (forgot to log in so it was just a pair of IP edits) on the garibaldi range talk page, perhaps I should clarify it and ask you, whether anything needs doing, or if I've just got the wrong end of the stick :) I saw a video of a landslide on Mount Currie that someone said was actually associated with the 'pemberton caldera' which attracted my attention as I wanted to debunk their assertion that this might be an upcoming mass wastage eruption trigger. So a quick wikipedia search led me to the following articles
Mount Currie (British Columbia), Pemberton Volcanic Belt, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, Coast Mountains, Garibaldi Ranges,Pacific Ranges and a few hot spring articles including Boulder Creek (Lillooet River) which seems likely connected to the same Pemberton volcanic belt
Now the Mount Currie article says it is the northernmost of the Garibaldi range, but that article doesn't mention Mount Currie, nor does the Garibaldi ranges article mention the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt - which seems like an ommission - but perhaps they just have similar names and are adjacent I've misunderstood? A few of the other articles look like they could have blue links added that point to the volcanic article. I'm tempted to just start on that but I don't want to accidentally step on your toes there at all EdwardLane (talk) 21:50, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
- @EdwardLane: Hi. I'm not really understanding what you're trying to tell me. All the articles you linked are for different features. The Garibaldi Ranges and the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt have similar names but they're both different geologically. There are some volcanoes in the Garibaldi Ranges that are part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt (e.g. Mount Garibaldi, Mount Price, The Black Tusk) but the Garibaldi Ranges are mostly made of older uplifted non-volcanic rocks. This also goes for the Pacific Ranges and Coast Mountains. It's the same thing with the Andes and the Andean Volcanic Belt; a geological feature overlapping with a geographical feature.
- As far as I know Mount Currie is not volcanic and I have never heard of the "pemberton caldera", nor do I know of a caldera near Pemberton. The Garibaldi and Pemberton belts are two different but related features, although their northern limits overlap each other. The Boulder Creek article clearly states the hot springs are related to volcanism of the Mount Meager massif, which is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt. I hope I cleared some things up for you. See the Canadian Cascade Arc article for more. Volcanoguy 03:11, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks - that clarified the picture in my head somewhat - I feel the garibaldi range article (along with most articles about mountains) could probably do with a paragraph saying something much like this block quote from the cascade volcanoes article)
Although taking its name from the Cascade Range, this term is a geologic grouping rather than a geographic one, and the Cascade Volcanoes extend north into the Coast Mountains, past the Fraser River which is the northward limit of the Cascade Range proper.
- Thanks - that clarified the picture in my head somewhat - I feel the garibaldi range article (along with most articles about mountains) could probably do with a paragraph saying something much like this block quote from the cascade volcanoes article)
- Which serves to link the geography to the underlying geology - perhaps (in this case) something along the lines of 'the Garibaldi Ranges, and the overlapping Garibaldi Volcanic Belt both take their names from the volcano Mount Garibaldi, but the Garibaldi Ranges are mostly made of older uplifted non-volcanic rocks, ...... and then I don't know enough to finish that paragraph - are all the volcanics from the volcanic belt inside the geographically described garibaldi range, presumably the belt is caused by back arc volcanism so they mostly run parallel and to the east of the subducted/uplifted rocks? - or do they extend outside that area? hope that makes sense - I get mightily confused when trying to look at a mountain and finding that there is no detail about the geology, unless I hunt around a bunch of other articles nearby. EdwardLane (talk) 13:30, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
- @EdwardLane: No, the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt has a greater extent than the Garibaldi Ranges. Compare File:Vancouver Island-relief GaribaldiRanges.png red outline with File:Garibaldi Volcanic Belt-en.svg. You will see the "Mount Garibaldi area" is the only portion of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt inside the geographical boundaries of the Garibaldi Ranges. The Garibaldi Belt itself is a volcanic arc; back-arc volcanism is represented by the Chilcotin Group. Volcanoguy 16:10, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi! You created this article years ago, and I wanted to confirm that a correction I just made is right. I think when you wrote "Madalena Radial Dike Swarm (southeastern Wyoming)", you really meant "Magdalena radial dike swarm (central New Mexico)". "Madalena" really puzzled me for a while, as there seemed to be nothing I could find with that name in Wyoming. Could you confirm that the Magdalena dike swarm was really the one you meant? Thanks for checking. — Gorthian (talk) 21:38, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
- @Gorthian: Hi. To be honest I can't remember. When I created the dike swarm article I just did a quick Google search for "dike swarm" and "dyke swarm" then added the ones I found in the examples section. Volcanoguy 00:31, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
- Okay, that's fair. I think my correction (also based on a Google search) can stand, then. Thanks! — Gorthian (talk) 00:41, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
Thank you for suggestions
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Bell-Irving volcanic district
editHeya. Not sure how active you are these days, but I remember you wrote a bunch of stuff about British Columbia volcanism and are obviously way more knowledgeable than me on the topic. Well, I was writing a page for the Bell-Irving River, a tributary of the Nass River, and in researching I came across this article: Overview of the volcanology of the Bell-Irving volcanic district, northwestern Bowser Basin, British Columbia: new examples of mafic alpine glaciovolcanism from the northern Cordilleran volcanic province, and thought of you. Apparently this volcanic district was only discovered and researched recently, mainly 2002-2004 I think.
Anyway, I mentioned it briefly in my river article but thought I'd pass it on to you, in case you don't already know about it. The topic is mostly way over my head, but cool. Cheers. Pfly (talk) 04:24, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
- @Pfly: Hi, sorry for the long delay in getting back to you. I had forgotten about this until I came across the Bell-Irving volcanoes in a book recently while searching for information to rewrite the Hoodoo Mountain article. There should be more than enough information to warrant the Bell-Irving volcanic district an article. Hope you are doing well, I don't see you on Wikipedia much anymore. Volcanoguy 04:58, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
- Heh, I had forgotten about it too. It's true my Wikipedia work dropped off quite dramatically some years ago, but I am doing well! Now and then I get the bug and do a flurry of edits and stuff, but it rarely lasts long and has mostly been about early contact-era PNW maritime history and less about geography where we might cross paths more. Nonetheless I have a long list of things to do here, articles to make, etc, and will likely be around for a long time, if less actively than I once was. In any case, I hope you are doing well too. Nice to say hi. Sounds like the border may open soon. I hadn't been to BC for too long even before Covid and there's a million places I want to visit. I'll try not to be part of the inevitable wave of American tourists overwhelming BC after the border opens. Here in Seattle we're already overwhelmed by tourists from all over the US. For some reason it seems everyone is eager to get out and travel right now, lol. Brace yourselves. Pfly (talk) 02:19, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- @Pfly: You've become less active and I've become more active lol. What a strange coincidence. Wikipedia has been keeping me busy this year, having made over 6,000 edits thus far. I'm still working on stuff about British Columbia volcanism. Level Mountain was brought up to FA class this month and I'm hoping to do the same for Mount Price and Hoodoo Mountain. I also started an article for the Bell-Irving volcanic district after remembering when you brought it up here on my talk page. Do you plan on becoming more active again? It seems that lots of users I worked with in the past have either left Wikipedia or their activity level has dropped off dramatically. Volcanoguy 04:42, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- @Volcanoguy: That's awesome that you're doing so much. I looked at some of the articles you've been working on, high quality stuff. I was never able to do all the work required to reach FA, at least not on my own—I helped with Columbia River and got to see how the process works from the inside. On my own, I got Maritime fur trade up to "good", and that was itself a lot of work. In fact, it kinda burnt me out for a while. I'm much better at starting articles lol. I have a long list of redlinks that I plan to make pages for. I seem to be an expert procrastinator and have acquired several other time-consuming "hobbies" lately, but I do want to do more to improve Wikipedia. After all, this place is even more important now as a way for people to get information than it was ten years ago, and there is still a ton of stuff that ought to be better. And it is still the only major website free from corporate, commercial control. The community's freely-given, democratic, collaborative, consensus-based, good faith assumed approach is like the early 90s dream of what the Internet could be. It's pretty amazing that it works and has stayed true to its principles. ...damn, you've made me want to get more active. I think I'll go look at those redlinks... :-) Pfly (talk) 22:21, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
- @Pfly: I'm generally not this active; the average number of edits I make per year is about 1,000. My lowest edit count was 333 when I became a Wikipedia user in 2006. Yes I have written many GAs as well. If I remember correctly, I started writing GAs first then FAs afterwards for more of a challenge lol. Writing GAs and FAs burn me out for a while as well. In fact, Level Mountain was the first article I brought to FA since 2010. By the way, you do not have to ping me on my own talk page; I receive notifications automatically when a user comments here. :-) Volcanoguy 17:32, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
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Mount Meager
editAre you up for another go at FAC for Mount Meager? I think, with a decent copyedit, it could be ready. ceranthor 16:32, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: I'm up for it. Just did some updating in the article. Volcanoguy 18:32, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
- I just need to look through the previous FAC and make sure everything from there has been fixed. Then, I'd be happy to run through and copyedit it more thoroughly. ceranthor 18:33, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: BTW would you be interested in bringing Level Mountain and/or the Anahim hotspot to FA? I'd say they're almost ready. Volcanoguy 22:08, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Volcanoguy: They both look like they're in good shape. I'd probably need a week or so before I can commit to FA work, but I think I'd be willing to help out. Content wise they both seem comprehensive though. ceranthor 23:41, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
- I noticed this, " This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.", at the bottom of the article. Does it directly quote any public domain material? ceranthor 22:35, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
- Yes or at least it did when I updated the article before nominating it to FAC. Volcanoguy 00:38, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- At my latest FAC for Three Sisters (Oregon), this came up, and the reviewers didn't think it was appropriate to incorporate public domain material into a featured article. Do you remember which bits use public domain material? ceranthor 03:43, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- I have yet to see any policies explaining why PD material is inappropriate in a featured article. If that were true then PD photos would not be appropriate either. Volcanoguy 04:47, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- Per WP:PD: "For all practical purposes on Wikipedia, the public domain comprises copyright-free works: anyone can use them in any way and for any purpose." Volcanoguy 04:55, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- I'm not sure. Are you planning to submit to PR first, or straight to FAC? ceranthor 22:47, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
- It's up to you. Volcanoguy 04:06, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
- I'm going to post some comments to the article's talk page, but I think it's in great shape. A peer review probably isn't necessary. ceranthor 04:43, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: That would not be necessary right now because I am going to rewrite the article. Would you be interested in reviewing it at GAC? Volcanoguy 16:03, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- I might be a bit too involved at this point, but I'd be happy to help with the nomination. ceranthor 16:04, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- Wrong discussion I was referring to Cayley haha. Volcanoguy 16:08, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- I might be a bit too involved at this point, but I'd be happy to help with the nomination. ceranthor 16:04, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: That would not be necessary right now because I am going to rewrite the article. Would you be interested in reviewing it at GAC? Volcanoguy 16:03, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- I'm going to post some comments to the article's talk page, but I think it's in great shape. A peer review probably isn't necessary. ceranthor 04:43, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
- It's up to you. Volcanoguy 04:06, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
- I'm not sure. Are you planning to submit to PR first, or straight to FAC? ceranthor 22:47, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
- Per WP:PD: "For all practical purposes on Wikipedia, the public domain comprises copyright-free works: anyone can use them in any way and for any purpose." Volcanoguy 04:55, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- I have yet to see any policies explaining why PD material is inappropriate in a featured article. If that were true then PD photos would not be appropriate either. Volcanoguy 04:47, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- At my latest FAC for Three Sisters (Oregon), this came up, and the reviewers didn't think it was appropriate to incorporate public domain material into a featured article. Do you remember which bits use public domain material? ceranthor 03:43, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- Yes or at least it did when I updated the article before nominating it to FAC. Volcanoguy 00:38, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
- I noticed this, " This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.", at the bottom of the article. Does it directly quote any public domain material? ceranthor 22:35, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Volcanoguy: They both look like they're in good shape. I'd probably need a week or so before I can commit to FA work, but I think I'd be willing to help out. Content wise they both seem comprehensive though. ceranthor 23:41, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: BTW would you be interested in bringing Level Mountain and/or the Anahim hotspot to FA? I'd say they're almost ready. Volcanoguy 22:08, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
- I just need to look through the previous FAC and make sure everything from there has been fixed. Then, I'd be happy to run through and copyedit it more thoroughly. ceranthor 18:33, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
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Meager and Mount Cayley
editI posted some comments to Meager's talk page. Let me know what you think. Are you still intending to take Mount Cayley to good article status? ceranthor 21:19, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
- I do not plan on taking Mount Cayley to GA status any time soon. It would probably have to be rewritten. Volcanoguy 22:52, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
- Why do you think it would have to be rewritten? ceranthor 23:02, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
- Maybe I will start on Cayley once I get Level Mountain and the Anahim hotspot articles to FA. Volcanoguy 16:24, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- BTW Ceranthor if you plan on bringing any more volcano articles to GA or FA just notify me. Not sure how much help I can give but I will try. Volcanoguy 17:25, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
- The only one I'm working on towards FA right now is Harry R. Truman. I'm going to continue working on Cascade Volcanoes GA's; my hope is to get them all to GA by the end of February or March. ceranthor 17:28, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
- Well you have a whole lot of volcanoes to go through then; see List of Cascade volcanoes. I have listed Level Mountain for peer review before I nominate it to FAC. Volcanoguy 17:06, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
- Ceranthor seeing that you continue to bring Cascade volcano articles to GA, Mount Price (British Columbia) would probably not be too difficult. I was aiming for an FA when I rewrote that article five years ago but I will help bring it to GA. Volcanoguy 10:52, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- Great, I'd be happy to collaborate. ceranthor 14:37, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- Ceranthor I just thought you would like to know that I am collecting information to update the Cayley article. Volcanoguy 17:17, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- So what's the status of Cayley/the Mount Meager massif articles? Are you looking to take either or both to FAC? ceranthor 01:36, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
- I do not plan to take either one of them to FAC and probably never will. Volcanoguy 07:24, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
- That's fair - what about GAN? ceranthor 18:50, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
- I plan on taking Cayley to GAN but not right now. Volcanoguy 18:29, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
- Great - let me know if you want any help when you have the time to nominate it. ceranthor 15:59, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: After I rewrite and restructure the Cayley article I plan to move the page to "Mount Cayley massif" for the same reasons as Meager then make Mount Cayley its own article. Volcanoguy 17:16, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: Just recently updated the Mount Cayley massif article. Any ideas for GAN? Volcanoguy 08:21, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Reading through it now - looks pretty good. I'll make some edits where I see fit, but feel free to revert if they're wrong / you disagree with my changes. ceranthor 20:06, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- What is your reason for changing 4,000,000 to 4 million? Volcanoguy 21:22, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- That's just my preference - MOS:NUMERAL allows either. If you prefer spelling it out everytime, that's fine, I just think it's easier for the reader to spell out million instead of putting the number. I think it's ready for GAN. ceranthor 22:27, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- The article is now at GAN. Volcanoguy 10:45, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
- That's just my preference - MOS:NUMERAL allows either. If you prefer spelling it out everytime, that's fine, I just think it's easier for the reader to spell out million instead of putting the number. I think it's ready for GAN. ceranthor 22:27, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- What is your reason for changing 4,000,000 to 4 million? Volcanoguy 21:22, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- Reading through it now - looks pretty good. I'll make some edits where I see fit, but feel free to revert if they're wrong / you disagree with my changes. ceranthor 20:06, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: Just recently updated the Mount Cayley massif article. Any ideas for GAN? Volcanoguy 08:21, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: After I rewrite and restructure the Cayley article I plan to move the page to "Mount Cayley massif" for the same reasons as Meager then make Mount Cayley its own article. Volcanoguy 17:16, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- Great - let me know if you want any help when you have the time to nominate it. ceranthor 15:59, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
- I plan on taking Cayley to GAN but not right now. Volcanoguy 18:29, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
- That's fair - what about GAN? ceranthor 18:50, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
- I do not plan to take either one of them to FAC and probably never will. Volcanoguy 07:24, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
- So what's the status of Cayley/the Mount Meager massif articles? Are you looking to take either or both to FAC? ceranthor 01:36, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
- Ceranthor I just thought you would like to know that I am collecting information to update the Cayley article. Volcanoguy 17:17, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Great, I'd be happy to collaborate. ceranthor 14:37, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- Ceranthor seeing that you continue to bring Cascade volcano articles to GA, Mount Price (British Columbia) would probably not be too difficult. I was aiming for an FA when I rewrote that article five years ago but I will help bring it to GA. Volcanoguy 10:52, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
- Well you have a whole lot of volcanoes to go through then; see List of Cascade volcanoes. I have listed Level Mountain for peer review before I nominate it to FAC. Volcanoguy 17:06, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
- The only one I'm working on towards FA right now is Harry R. Truman. I'm going to continue working on Cascade Volcanoes GA's; my hope is to get them all to GA by the end of February or March. ceranthor 17:28, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
- BTW Ceranthor if you plan on bringing any more volcano articles to GA or FA just notify me. Not sure how much help I can give but I will try. Volcanoguy 17:25, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
- Maybe I will start on Cayley once I get Level Mountain and the Anahim hotspot articles to FA. Volcanoguy 16:24, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
- Why do you think it would have to be rewritten? ceranthor 23:02, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
@Ceranthor: I'm gonna see if I can find enough information for Opal Cone to bring it to GA. Volcanoguy 14:55, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
- Awesome! Let me know if you need help getting any papers. ceranthor 23:58, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: I was not planning to rewrite or expand the Franklin Glacier Complex article but I did it anyway. Not sure if it's capable of becoming a GA. Volcanoguy 07:19, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
- It's a bit short, but I see no reason why it cannot become a GA. Go ahead and nominate it! ceranthor 15:07, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
- Probably not going to nominate it until Cayley is reviewed/passed. I do not want several GANs at this time as I might be taking a wikibreak for the summer. Volcanoguy 02:00, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
- Sounds good to me. I'm hoping to be productive once I finish Mount Mazama - it's taken four months, but I'm nearing completion finally... ceranthor 17:07, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
- Probably not going to nominate it until Cayley is reviewed/passed. I do not want several GANs at this time as I might be taking a wikibreak for the summer. Volcanoguy 02:00, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
- It's a bit short, but I see no reason why it cannot become a GA. Go ahead and nominate it! ceranthor 15:07, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: I was not planning to rewrite or expand the Franklin Glacier Complex article but I did it anyway. Not sure if it's capable of becoming a GA. Volcanoguy 07:19, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Volcanoguy. Thanks for the refinement of categories-- they are not something to which I pay much attention.
A question: I have often seen the North Shore Volcanics dealt with together with the Duluth Complex, likely because of their temporal and geographic proximity. And North Shore Volcanic Group redirects to Duluth Complex. I hope the text is sufficiently clear, but suggestions and edits would be welcome. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 14:37, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- I just realized who you are-- Hello again! It's been a while since our paths crossed. Kablammo (talk) 14:44, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- @Kablammo: maybe the volcanic categories can be placed in the North Shore Volcanic Group redirect? Volcanoguy 14:47, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
- I suspect the Category folks would not like that, but I don't know. As I mentioned above, I don't do much there-- it seems that there are way too many categories. Kablammo (talk) 03:13, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
- @Kablammo: maybe the volcanic categories can be placed in the North Shore Volcanic Group redirect? Volcanoguy 14:47, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
James King seamount
editHi.
I am currently working on an article about James C. King. I found out that James King seamount is named after him. I was wondering if there is anything about this seamount on enwiki, or some other wikipedia. There are some refs about it like this, and that. But I am not sure if they are WP:RS as I am not much familiar with this field. Also pinging Ceranthor. Best, —usernamekiran(talk) 17:59, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
- @Usernamekiran: Try searching for James King seamount at the NOAA gazetteer. That should do the trick. ceranthor 19:13, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. —usernamekiran(talk) 19:21, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
- @Usernamekiran: You can also find James King Seamount in GeoNames Search. Volcanoguy 19:36, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
- Thank you. —usernamekiran(talk) 19:21, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
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Mount Cayley
editI've merged the edit histories for you. Bearcat (talk) 13:40, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Bearcat: Thanks. I'm curious as to why prominence is shown in the infobox when there is no prominence field filled. Volcanoguy 13:56, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- Unfortunately I can't figure that out either — I'm not particularly knowledgeable about how {{infobox mountain}} is coded, since it's not my area of expertise. One thing you could try is to post a question at Template talk:Infobox mountain to see if people who are more actively involved in using and adjusting that template can help you figure it out. Or Wikipedia:Village pump (technical), if the template talk page has too much of a history of having questions go unanswered. Bearcat (talk) 14:06, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Bearcat: I figured it out. Turns out I had to click "Wikidata item" in the left sidebar then remove the prominence. Volcanoguy 14:33, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- Cool. Yeah, that makes sense. Wikidata is getting used enough now for enough purposes that I should really start getting into the habit of thinking to check it when there's a weird problem like this that I can't figure out! Bearcat (talk) 14:35, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- @Bearcat: I figured it out. Turns out I had to click "Wikidata item" in the left sidebar then remove the prominence. Volcanoguy 14:33, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
- Unfortunately I can't figure that out either — I'm not particularly knowledgeable about how {{infobox mountain}} is coded, since it's not my area of expertise. One thing you could try is to post a question at Template talk:Infobox mountain to see if people who are more actively involved in using and adjusting that template can help you figure it out. Or Wikipedia:Village pump (technical), if the template talk page has too much of a history of having questions go unanswered. Bearcat (talk) 14:06, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
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editmight be the occasional small problem - the mining project seems to have not had adequate project tagging for some years - if at all JarrahTree 12:31, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Mount Cayley massif
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- Hey, Volcanguy, I posted comments today. ceranthor 18:32, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
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Precious
editvolcanism across Canada
Thank you for quality articles around volcanism in Canada such as The Volcano (British Columbia), 2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes, Jack Souther and Mount Cayley massif, for service from 2006, - Wikipedian against notability, you are an awesome Wikipedian!
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Is this how I would get a message to Volcanoguy??
editI apologize if this is not the correct way to do things, but the byzantine ways of communication here are . . . well, byzantine. This is regarding the Cayley massif mK-MK issue.
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Postscript: I want to append to my above message rather than change. Is there a way to private message someone rather than editing their talk page??
OK, so I guess this is the way to communicate. I just want to let you know what happened with this daniel0wellby guy. BTW, I have a physics PhD (Univ of Sask) with lots of experience in cryogenic systems, and even worked at TRIUMF at UBC.
Cruising through the Cayley massif article I noticed the gradient in MegaKelvin/meter. Obviously wrong, and I figured a m<->M confusion on someone's part. I thought it would be a trivial first edit for me. An hour later, daniel0wellby 1) changes it back to Mega (even though the references shows milli) and Mega should be obviously ludicrous, and 2) then chastises me for not having references for my change. I was a bit cheesed off, saw no way to message anyone, blundered across the tearoom and slightly vented. Then I notice that this Daniel guy is a loose cannon on Wikipedia, check his talk page. After my banishment, I changed it back to Mega since everyone seemed to think Danny was a good boy. A true storm in a teacup. Anyway, since you seem to be the power that is on the Cayley article and BC geology in general, I wanted you to know what transpired. If Daniel does not realize a thermal gradient of MegaKelvin/meter in a mountain is not ludicrous, he should not be editing these types of articles.
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Cascades GT
editHey, just checking in to see if you're working on/up for taking on any more volcano articles. I'm currently slogging through Boring Lava Field, which has turned into quite a beast as far as geology / eruptive history go. I've taken care of the less technical sections, but I might end up reaching out to you if I come across anything that I can't figure out on my own. Hope all is well. ceranthor 18:33, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
- @Ceranthor: Not working on any articles at this point but give me a shout if you need help. Volcanoguy 15:05, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
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Rangitoto Island
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- @Gadfium: Akld guy should at least explain how Rangitoto is an iconic landmark of Auckland rather than just claiming it's iconic. Volcanoguy 23:29, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
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Vesuvius eruption name
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Newberry Ash/Member
editDo you have any sources on Newberry Ash (Member)? Leitmotiv (talk) 21:16, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- @Leitmotiv: No I do not unfortunately. I'm guessing this is an ash deposit erupted from the Newberry Volcano in Oregon? Volcanoguy 21:23, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
- Yep. Seems like there should be some literature out there. Newberry ain't a small volcano, but it's ash deposits aren't nearly as widespread as Mazama.
Seewarte Seamounts
editGreetings,
out of curiosity where does the title "Seewarte Seamounts" of Seewarte Seamounts come from? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 19:48, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Jo-Jo Eumerus: Marineregions.org Volcanoguy 20:01, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks. Now one wonders where that in turn came from... Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:06, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Jo-Jo Eumerus: The name "Seewarte Seamounts" also appears on Google Earth. Do you have doubt about the name? Volcanoguy 23:55, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- No, just curiosity as I can't find many sources who use that term. JoJo Eumerus mobile (main talk) 07:38, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
- It may have something to do with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany, which was at one time called the Deutsche Seewarte and possibly was a result of soundings taken during the German Meteor expedition - complete OR on my part of course. Mikenorton (talk) 09:12, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
- No, just curiosity as I can't find many sources who use that term. JoJo Eumerus mobile (main talk) 07:38, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Jo-Jo Eumerus: The name "Seewarte Seamounts" also appears on Google Earth. Do you have doubt about the name? Volcanoguy 23:55, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks. Now one wonders where that in turn came from... Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:06, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
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Hot springs articles
editHi Volcanoguy, I noticed that you corrected an error that I made on several hot springs articles where I mistakenly added WikiProject Volcanoes to the talk page(s). In the future, if you see that I have made a mistake (esp. if it is one I made more than once!) please reach out to me on my talk page, and I will gladly correct my errors. That was a lot of work that you did, and I thank you for it and owe you a big favor! Netherzone (talk) 15:29, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Netherzone: No problem. Just make sure you check the project's scope before adding the template to more articles. It clearly states that many common hot springs, especially those where nearby volcanic activity is absent, should probably not be included. Volcanoguy 15:56, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Category:Historic volcanic events
editPlease see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2021 March 12#Category:Historic volcanic events. IMHO Category:Ancient volcanic events is more useful than Category:Historic volcanic events. – Fayenatic London 22:02, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Fayenatic london: Says someone who probably knows nothing about volcanology. Volcanoguy 08:18, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
Fogo Seamounts
editHello. I was looking at the articles you made about the Fogo Seamounts. I noticed the seamounts have a reference to a Canadian city with roughly the same area in km². I personally don't think this is the best way to convey that kind of information, because it's almost impossible to 'imagine' the area of a city. This is for a large part so because the official area of a city is almost always quite "random": a city with a huge urban area can officialy be quite small; while some very small cities can officially be enormous in size.
You could give multiple completely different sizes for "Calgary" with none of them per se being wrong – it depends purely on interpretation (official land area, urban area, wider metro area, downtown area etc.?). In my opinion it would therefore be far more logical to compare a seamount to a 100% clearly defined geographical enitity such as a country, province or island. To give an example: instead of Birma Seamount being as large as Calgary, I would say that Birma Seamount is as large as Singapore.
What is your opinion about this?
Friendly greetings, Ycleymans (talk) 21:45, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
- @Ycleymans: Unfortunately, I am not aware of any reliable sources that compare these seamounts to 100% clearly defined geographical entities so I cannot make such comparisons; doing so would fall under WP:OR. Volcanoguy 00:01, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
Category:Volcanic eruptions has been nominated for merging
editCategory:Volcanic eruptions has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Beland (talk) 08:09, 13 April 2021 (UTC)