Template:Did you know nominations/Optically stimulated luminescence thermochronometry

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:04, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Optically stimulated luminescence thermochronometry

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Electron trapping caused by radiation

• ... that optically stimulated luminescence thermochronometry makes use of luminescence caused by radiation excited electrons trapped in quartz and feldspar? Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871101416300036

• Reviewed: Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Killinghall

Created by BlessingAdeoti (talk). Nominated by Graeme Bartlett (talk) at 23:24, 19 November 2018 (UTC).

Substantial article on a scientific subject, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed but could only create interest, - which is not bad ;) - The caption remains a riddle. - A few paragraphs lack a citation, - I hope that can easily be fixed. - I am not happy with the hook, because it's repetitious. I suggest you just say what the term means in plain English, unless you want to keep those away who don't understand it ;) (I guess you think you did that but could it be be even more basic?) - Thank you for writing and nominating! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:59, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

• I have fixed the article a bit and propose this hook: Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:38, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
• alt1: ... that minerals can store energy that is later released as light used to determine when rocks cooled in optically stimulated luminescence thermochronometry?

That's on the right track, but the grammar is not crystal clear, at least to me. I removed the icon which is only needed if a new reviewer is wanted. I'm on it, just not 24 hours a day ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:30, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

• alt2 ... that optically stimulated luminescence thermochronometry determines when rocks cooled, by measuring light released from energy stored in minerals?
• Thanks Gerda Arendt: alt2 proposed. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:15, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the alt which does it for me, and for improving the article. - I trust that you will get rid of the orphan-tag. - Looking at the images again, could you use one of the three in connection with alt2? It's so rare that we have science on the main page that I would love to give it more prominence. The image doesn't have to show the whole thing, just catch attention. I'll watch for a suggestion. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC)