The trail of color leading up to the #MinCup24 Grand Final...

#BlueMinerals #PinkMinerals #MineralsArrangedByColor #Minerals #Geology

Why study and synthesize #Ringwoodite? Experiments (below, a diamond anvil pressure device that's transparent to visible light; Schmandt et al, 2014) and natural samples from the Earth's mantle (see ksircombe's posts: https://aus.social/@ksircombe/113124213223248687) suggest that there's an ocean or two worth of water stored in Earth's Ringwoodite. It's likely kept the planet habitable for the last 4.5 billion years.

Plus Ringwoodite is more Blue than #Kyanite !
#MinCup24 #Mantle #PlateTectonics #BlueMinerals