Talk:Skiddaw Slate

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Capitalisation[edit]

The redirect needs to go the other way. Dbfirs 21:44, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In fact the redirection should probably go to Skiddaw Group after some of the content has been merged. Mikenorton (talk) 23:04, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The name Skiddaw Slate is fine for a formally named geological unit. However, a merge into Skiddaw Group would be a better solution - unless this stub is to be expanded w/ some refs. Vsmith (talk) 23:30, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'd be happy with that. The present article is not really about the geological unit and, paradoxically, does not use capitalisation of "slate". Dbfirs 23:34, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OK, (after edit conflict) I now see at Skiddaw mountain: The bedrock of Skiddaw, commonly known as Skiddaw Slate, is the Kirkstile Formation. So, if it is a common name ... anyway it would seem it should be moved to Kirkstile Formation if it is to remain. Vsmith (talk) 23:44, 18 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Adam Sedgwick in 1855 capitalised the "slate" in Skiddaw slate. He was born very near to where I was, so I have great respect for his geology, but The Geologist - Volume 5 - Page 420 mentions "Skiddaw slate" uncapitalised, as do various publications of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Books on the subject seem to be split, but the capitalised form seems to be used more often in the plural ("Skiddaw Slates"). The roofing and decorative material should never be capitalised since "slate" is a common noun. I'm not a geologist, so I'd prefer to leave it to experts to decide on where to move the content. Dbfirs 08:42, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Would any of Wikipedia's expert geologists care to make a decision? Dbfirs 20:58, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]