Talk:Solnhofen Limestone

Requested move 31 August 2017

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The result of the move request was: page moved. (non-admin closure) Steel1943  (talk) 21:41, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Solnhofen limestone → Solnhofen Limestone – consistent naming with capital for formation names Tisquesusa (talk) 00:35, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I may be confused but "limestone" is not a designation of a formation, correct? And as such it wouldn't need to be capitalized? I would think that this name "Solnhofen limestone" is simply to distinguish it from other "Solnhofen" items, and the "limestone" part is not truly part of its name or designation? IJReid  discuss 18:28, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The standard naming convention is  . But some formations have their lithology specifically in the name, and then that part is also capitalised, see Utica Shale, not Utica shale, Río Lajas Limestone, not Río Lajas limestone, Burgess Shale, not Burgess shale, Atikameg Dolomite, not Atikameg dolomite, etc.
 * A name "Solnhofen limestone" would mean a limestone from Solnhofen, not the Solnhofen Plattenkalk; the famous formation called Solnhofen Limestone in English. Cf. "Utica shale" is a shale from Utica, not the Utica Shale. Tisquesusa (talk) 20:47, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Support after looking at Category:Limestone formations. —Kusma (t·c) 08:33, 6 September 2017 (UTC)


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