Talk:Geology of Sicily

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Did you know... that Calabria was once attached to Sardinia before it migrated to Sicily?

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Comments from Patrick[edit]

Hi FieldSetJ, I like your part of Mount Etna the most because it effectively shows how the volcano is formed by low pressure zone induced by retreating subduction zone. Some suggestions to improve the page include the following.

A simplified geological map of the Sicily area is quite important to understand the spatial distribution of outcrop and structure.
The page could be better presented in a way in accordance with the evolution of the area with respect to time. I mean it would be better to link up the geology there with time.
One way to do that is to introduce the major tectonic units present in the Sicily area first, then relate the geological units with its formation period, with approximate years provided.
It would also be good to put some annotation to the diagram. Instead of presenting all 4 map-view evolutionary diagrams of the Neogene-Quaternary periods as one image, I would rather do it one by one and state the main events in that particular period as caption to the image.
I guess there should be some distortions, though trivial, in map projection of the map view of evolution.
Typo in Hyblean Foreland stratigraphic unit Intermittent basalt

Keep it up! Wcpatrick6572 (talk) 03:18, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback from Jupiter 20171121[edit]

For the simplified cross section of the Apenninic-Maghrebian chain, you may want to enlarge the diagram, as the words on the small map view box are unreadable. The 3-D geological model is good and effective in explaining the geological setting of Mount Etna. You page is concise and easy to follow. It is also good to include a small mining part at the end, which some people will be interested to the earth resources when read a geology wiki page of a place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jupmira104 (talk • contribs) 17:04, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback from celiayangyy[edit]

I think this is a very concise and clear page. The pictures are nice with really clear tables, but I think there can be a map for where Sicily is in a world context, not just describing the blocks that contributed to Sicily. The pictures are really clear but i think you caption is a little bit too short. If a summery of what is going on with the picture could be added it would be very good. I see that a lot of sentences are without reference, i guess it would be better if you could add it back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Celiayangyy (talk • contribs) 03:04, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback from youknowwhoiwillbe[edit]

1. technical stuff. I think in the part of Mt Etma, referencing is not enough. Theres quite a lot of info but theres only 2 referencing point.

2. how about a real picture of an outcrop in silicy

3. "rate of back rolling of the African plate" um.. this might be illiterate to most of the people. how about either (1) state what "rolling back" of a plate means with diagram or (2) directly replace it to subduction to the mantle or any possible appraoches

Youknowwhoiwillbe (talk) 03:35, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Review from Dinohk[edit]

It is good you included a mining section, It would be great if you included biostratigraphy as well.

The images you have are effective, but it would be good to have a satellite image of Sicily.

Try to include in your first section the actual year in numbers when listing geological ages. (ie Cretaceous - 66 million years ago) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dinohk (talk • contribs) 17:44, 21 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]