Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dioptase

Dioptase

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Original – Dioptase with calcite and minrecordite from Tsumeb Mine in Namibia, known for particularly high-quality dioptase specimens.

Reason

Relatively rare mineral, so plenty of EV! Sharp, high-res photo.

Articles in which this image appears

Dioptase

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology

Creator

Archaeodontosaurus

• Support as nominator --ceranthor 20:05, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
• Support Nice job on the black background. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 03:52, 31 January 2013 (UTC) Now that JJ Harrison mentions it, it is. Oppose. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 03:09, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
• Oppose Extremely soft. JJ Harrison (talk) 12:46, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
• Withdraw - I had noticed that parts of the image were fuzzy at full-res. I suppose that everyone has a brainfart every once in a while. ceranthor 04:34, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:13, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

• Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:13, 5 February 2013 (UTC)