User:Skavania

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Skavania

Wikipedia Editor · Mineralogy · Native Metals

Bridging the gap between specialized scientific data and encyclopedic clarity. My editorial work focuses on the architecture of mineral systems, with a particular emphasis on the genesis of native metals and the paragenetic evolution of epithermal deposits.

I prioritize crystallographic integrity and the standardization of alloy phases, translating complex data from primary mineralogical databases (USGS, peer-reviewed journals) into high-level, verifiable content.

Core Areas of Expertise:

• Native Metal Systems: Expanding entries on silver, gold, and platinum-group elements.
• Crystal Morphology: Documentation of filiform, dendritic, and arborescent habits.
• Economic Geology: Analysis of mesothermal systems and mining district data.
• Linguistic Alignment: Terminology synchronization (EN-ES-PT-RU) and infobox consistency.

Featured Content

Picture of the day

The Nintendo DSi is a dual-screen handheld game console released by Nintendo. It is the third iteration of the Nintendo DS, and its primary market rival is Sony's PlayStation Portable. Development of the DSi began in late 2006, and the handheld was first unveiled during a 2008 Nintendo conference in Tokyo. While the DSi's design is similar to that of the DS Lite, it features two digital cameras and also connects to an online store called the Nintendo DSi Shop. The DSi is approximately 12 percent shorter than the DS Lite when closed, but it is slightly wider and lighter. The DSi also has a larger RAM and a faster CPU. All DS games are compatible with the DSi, except those that require the Game Boy Advance slot. Because of its absence, the DSi is not backward-compatible with GBA Game Paks or with accessories that require the GBA slot, such as the DS Rumble Pak and the Guitar Hero: On Tour series guitar grip. The Nintendo DSi received generally positive reviews. Critics praised many of the console's changes to the DS Lite's aesthetics and functionality, but complained that it launched with insufficient exclusive software. A larger version of the DSi, the Nintendo DSi XL, was released in 2009. This photograph, taken by the American photographer and Wikipedian Evan Amos, shows an open Nintendo DSi in black.Photograph credit: Evan Amos

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Updated daily from Wikimedia Commons

Crystallographic Highlights

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  Arborescent Native Silver featuring spinel-law twins and dendritic crystals on a white calcite matrix (Spain)
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  Native Gold from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (130 grams - 4.25 ozt)
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  Filiform native silver morphology from Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
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  Crystallized Gold from Mockingbird Mine, Mariposa County, California, USA

Contact & Links • Talk – Feel free to message me about collaborations.

Interests • – mineral specimen photography, macro imaging, Wikipedia formatting, native element research.

 

Last updated: February 2026