User:Ajmaclaurin/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Cubanite (preferred topic)


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is very bare bones. It is classified as a Stub-Class and of Low-Importance. It could benefit from a more in depth explanation on formation and distribution around the globe. There is also experimental data on its formation in primitive meteorites and successful experimental synthesis of the mineral. It would be beneficial to also have a few pictures of Cubanite in thin section within the article.


 * Sources
 * Berger, Eve L., et al. “An Experimental Study of the Formation of Cubanite (CuFe2S3) in Primitive Meteorites.” Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 50, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 1–14, doi:10.1111/maps.12399.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Hessite


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is also very bare bones. It is classified as a Stub-Class and of Mid-Importance. There is no information of formation or associated minerals. With only 2 references, this article would be a prime candidate to work on. To make this article better, more emphasis on formation and what type of deposits its found in. This article could benefit from more visual aids in the form of thin sections and hand samples. The use of phase diagrams to explain its formation would be very helpful for those that have a base understanding of minerology and how phase diagrams work.


 * Sources
 * Voronin, M.V., Osadchii, E.G. & Brichkina, E.A. Thermochemical properties of silver tellurides including empressite (AgTe) and phase diagrams for Ag–Te and Ag–Te–O. Phys Chem Minerals 44, 639–653 (2017). https://doi-org.proxy.library.carleton.ca/10.1007/s00269-017-0889-y

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Heazlewoodite


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is more put together than the other 2 articles discussed above. It is classified as a C-Class and of Low-Importance. The section within this article titled Paragenesis shows that the authors have a good understanding of its formation. Sadly, nowhere in this section are there references and so to improve this article, references would be needed in this section. There is a small section on its occurrence that could be expanded on but more research would need to be done to determine more localities. This article could benefit from more visual aids in the form of thin sections and hand samples so that people would have more rounded understanding of its visual properties. A section on heazlewoodites potential as a electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution would be a great way to show its practical application.


 * Sources
 * Al-Mamun, M., Yin, H., Liu, P. et al. Carbon-encapsulated heazlewoodite nanoparticles as highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions. Nano Res. 10, 3522–3533 (2017). https://doi-org.proxy.library.carleton.ca/10.1007/s12274-017-1563-x

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