Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Diatomaceous earth
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Diatomaceous_Earth_BrightField.jpg/429px-Diatomaceous_Earth_BrightField.jpg)
- Reason
- This is a high quality image of an interesting, and surprisingly widely used, sedimentary rock.
- Articles in which this image appears
- Dynamite, Silicate, Diatom, Micropaleontology, Diatomaceous earth, Biogenic silica
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
- Creator
- Richard Wheeler (Zephyris)
- Support as nominator --- Zephyris Talk 19:20, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- Support I love the detail and size of this image. Excellent micrograph. — raekyT 21:13, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- Support per my reasons in peer review, I wonder how anyone can oppose this. --I'ḏ♥One 21:23, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- Support The usual thing for throwing on spills back in chemistry, plus a key ingredient for dynamite. Noodle snacks (talk) 00:04, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
- Support Great detail and good EV. -- bydand•talk 09:04, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
- Support Brilliant. WackyWace converse | contribs 18:50, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
- Support Interesting. Hive001 contact 18:30, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
Promoted File:Diatomaceous Earth BrightField.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 21:46, 8 August 2010 (UTC)