ok i have no idea what kind of beast #Charoite is either
#MinCup2024
https://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=972

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ok team #Cacoxenite
wtf even IS this thing?

will have to investigate:
first view is very clean but hides the Al, 2nd view shows the Al

Today is the first duel of #MinCup2024. It's the well known #kaolinite, an important ingredient for #porcelain/#china, vs. the rare #mineral #abelsonite. Doesn't matter how rare... #foodbowl beats everything 😹
#DoesItCat ? Of course 😹

#geologywithcats
#MinCup24 #TeamKaolinite

@MineralCup Lonsdaleite goes to 11 ? #MinCup2024 https://www.geologyin.com/2024/08/is-lonsdaleite-harder-than-diamond.html

@MineralCup stop me if you've heard this one… (several gems here) #MinCup2024 https://www.geologyin.com/2024/08/rarest-gemstones-in-the-world-photos.html

@MineralCup #MinCup2024
Wulfeite https://www.mindat.org/min-4304.html
Wulfenite https://www.mindat.org/min-4322.html
Wülfingite https://www.mindat.org/min-4317.html
Wulffite https://www.mindat.org/min-43897.html

How is it this late into August already?!

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR #MINCUP2024!!!

Suggest minerals for this year's competition before we put the bracket together: www.mineralcup.org/nominations

#science #geology #scicomm

@MineralCup nomination for mineral cup 2024 ? https://phys.org/news/2023-10-mineral-kanatzidisite-scientist-decades-contributions.html #MinCup2024