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

Option 1
This article is relatively affluent and introduces the related content of calcite, such as its formation, performance and use. In addition, this article also provides a gallery to show different calcite forms so that readers can intuitively understand its appearance. Thirdly, the sentence of this article is neutral, and there is no biased discourse. Finally, the sources of the references in this article are generally reliable, mainly from papers.
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 * Calcite
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However, this article also has shortcomings, such as not mentioning the specific places where calcite can be found, which is also proposed on the talk page. Fabbri, B., Gualtieri, S., & Shoval, S. (2014). The presence of calcite in archeological ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 34(7), 1899–1911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.01.007
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This article brings up some interesting information about calcite. For example, the paper points out that calcite is often found on ceramics during archaeological excavations. Moreover, this article also shows that calcite affects the firing of ceramics.

Option 2
This article is very detailed and introduces many aspects of diamonds, including basic information, mining, and their history and application. In addition, the content of the whole article fits the topic very well, allowing readers to discover a lot of knowledge about diamonds. Thirdly, the sentences in this paper are neutral. Finally, the article's reference section is rich, providing an extended reading section. Shumilova, T. G., Ulyashev, V. V., Kazakov, V. A., Isaenko, S. I., Svetov, S. A., Chazhengina, S. Y., & Kovalchuk, N. S. (2020). Karite-diamond fossil; a new type of natural diamond. Di Xue Qian Yuan., 11(4), 1163–1174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2019.09.011
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 * Diamond
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This article reports the discovery of a new type of natural diamond called Karite.

Option 3
The content of this article fits the topic and mainly introduces fluorite-related information, including structure, properties and deposit information. However, the report notes that deposits similar to Blue John (a type of fluorite) have been found in China, but this section needs to provide more information. Finally, the article is language-neutral, and the references are generally from reliable sources, mainly from the government's official website and some papers.
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 * Fluorite
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Ozturk, H., Altuncu, S., Hanilci, N., Kasapci, C., & Goodenough, K. M. (2019). Rare earth element-bearing fluorite deposits of Turkey; an overview. Ore Geology Reviews, 105, 423–444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.12.021
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This paper describes the discovery of a rare earth element deposit containing fluorite in Turkey (Kızılcaören deposit).

Option 4
This article gives a detailed introduction to many aspects of gold, such as its characteristics, origin, history, etc. The reference section is also rich and provides an extended reading section for readers to learn more about gold. Akpalu, W., & Normanyo, A. K. (2017). Gold Mining Pollution and the Cost of Private Healthcare: The Case of Ghana. Ecological Economics, 142, 104–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.025
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 * Gold
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This paper describes the health challenges posed to the people of Ghana by pollution from gold mining.

Option 5
This article has extremely little content and only shows the basic information of hafnon. Besides, the references section also has very few citations. As a result, there needs to be more information added to this article. Therefore, finding more references to provide content about hafnon is necessary. Estevenon, P., Kaczmarek, T., Rafiuddin, M. R., Welcomme, E., Szenknect, S., Mesbah, A., Moisy, P., Poinssot, C., & Dacheux, N. (2020). Soft Hydrothermal Synthesis of Hafnon, HfSiO4. Crystal Growth & Design, 20(3), 1820–1828. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b01546
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 * Hafnon
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This article studies the use of soft hydrothermal conditions for synthesis hafnon (HfSiO4).