Template:Did you know nominations/Lake Murray Meteorite


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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:27, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Lake Murray Meteorite

 * ... that the Lake Murray Meteorite, discovered in 1933, is the largest Class IIAB octahedrite found in Oklahoma and the fifth largest found in the world?
 * Reviewed: Hammond House (Hawthorne, New York)

Created by Bruin2 (talk). Self nominated at 22:38, 30 July 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg interesting topic - age and size check out - faithful to sources. Clarify which page used from this ref in article. I can't see where in that source it says it was a portion was returned to and displayed in the Tucker Tower museum since the early 1950s. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:25, 6 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your comment. Page 753 of the cited source, under "Collections" states that Albuquerque had a half mass (125 kg plus a few 20 kg slices) and that Tucker Tower at Lake Murray had a half mass. I think I saw another source that stated explicitly that the piece was returned to Lake Murray State Park by Albuquerque, if you think that is necessary for completeness. Bruin2 (talk) 21:11, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
 * (oops, plain forgot about this) The material in the article should match the source, so either taking the timing out or finding the source will address this and then we'll be good to go. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) — Preceding undated comment added 21:48, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The article on pp. 7-8 of the October 1952 Resourceful Oklahoma states that half of the meteorite would remain at the Lake Murray geological museum (which was located in Tucker Tower). That article is cited as a reference. The article authored by Dr. Lapaz (cited in the Wikipedia article) indicates that his analytical work, which included cutting the meteorite, began in 1952. Possibly the point of contention here is not the dates, but that it is not exactly clear whether the specimen was cut in half at Lake Murray or at Albuquerque, where Dr. Lapaz did the lab analyses. I haven't found a source that clarifies that explicitly. If that is correct, do you think that it would help to revise the next to last sentence to read:
 * One half of the specimen was retained at Lake Murray, where it has been displayed at the Tucker Tower museum since the early 1950s.
 * Please let me know whether I have interpreted the comment correctly, and whether my proposal answers the issue. Bruin2 (talk) 04:22, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg yep, that would be fine. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:16, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have just posted the change. I think the DYK is good to go. I appreciate your help. Bruin2 (talk) 15:37, 29 August 2014 (UTC)