Kirsten Tomlinson
@tkirkm.bsky.social
Nature-lover, science nerd, folklore collector, most likely to be found talking to the wildlife. If you want useless trivia, I'm your woman! People call me eccentric, weird, or bohemian. My husband calls me witch, three people call me Mum.
Less than an hour to go, and I cannot believe that #Calcite is behind! Only a few votes needed to put it in its rightful place and on to round 2!
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 11
It's a pair of minerals that pull off near-magical tricks with their properties as ubiquitous #Calcite is up against rarity #Julienite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It's a pair of minerals that pull off near-magical tricks with their properties as ubiquitous #Calcite is up against rarity #Julienite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Vote in Round 1 Match 11 — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Vote in Calcite vs Julienite Credit: Harold Moritz and David Hospital
www.mineralcup.org
September 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Less than an hour to go, and I cannot believe that #Calcite is behind! Only a few votes needed to put it in its rightful place and on to round 2!
Reposted by Kirsten Tomlinson
Allow me to make the case for why calcite should not only earn your vote but win the tournament. Calcite is the mineral with the most forms, is highly fluorescent & phosphorescent, helped explain the wave nature of light, laid the foundation for optics/polarizers, and even calms an upset tummy. A 🧵:
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 11
It's a pair of minerals that pull off near-magical tricks with their properties as ubiquitous #Calcite is up against rarity #Julienite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It's a pair of minerals that pull off near-magical tricks with their properties as ubiquitous #Calcite is up against rarity #Julienite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Vote in Round 1 Match 11 — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Vote in Calcite vs Julienite Credit: Harold Moritz and David Hospital
www.mineralcup.org
September 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Allow me to make the case for why calcite should not only earn your vote but win the tournament. Calcite is the mineral with the most forms, is highly fluorescent & phosphorescent, helped explain the wave nature of light, laid the foundation for optics/polarizers, and even calms an upset tummy. A 🧵: