#Taenite
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 7: It's high-pressure #kyanite against deep-space #taenite.

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September 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Omg the Widmanstätten patterns

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September 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
taenite X nontronite on the #MinCup25 sketchbook.

nontronite will be fun to paint. taenite is impressive but very bland visually.

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September 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is a difficult decision. Kyanite rocks and has the Subnautica community behind it. But Taenite is FROM SPACE!
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September 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Why oh why must I choose between thou two? There are few who could swing me away from #kyanite, but #taenite is one of them. So I will (heartbrokenly) vote for the spacerock #TeamTaenite #MinCup #MinCup25
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Look, since my wife is a sculptor, I’ve got nothing against clay & #nontronite is pretty neat-o. Yet, #taenite is in meteorites, shows those great Widmanstätten patterns (look like alien computer chips to my sci-fi brain!) & is a possible peak into Earth’s core. I’m Team Space Rock here. #MinCup25
September 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This handful of exquisite and rare minerals is ready to enter your worldbuilding as forging materials, alchemical ingredients or magic components.

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May 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
kyanite X taenite.

deep in the earth versus out of this world. I'm voting kyanite. go earth!

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September 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
With a spot in round 3 on the line, the stakes are high today for Cup veteran #kyanite and first-timer #taenite.

Our analysis: Taenite can be spacey and might lose focus during match, whereas kyanite can take the pressure and keep sparkling. It has our vote! #MinCup25
September 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The latest four batches of minerals.

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May 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The minerals eliminated in the second round of the #MinCup25

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September 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
#taenite had me at Widmanstätten patterns! They're my favourite features of meteorites, and space rock always has my vote <3
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Taenite is the material of protoplanetary cores - from bodies in the early days of the solar system that got big enough to differentiate, then blown apart by impacts. It’s a window into the inaccessible core of our own planet. Sorry clays, but taenite has my vote.

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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Team meteorite (taenite) here.
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Taenite! Space rocks with cool graphics, c’mon!
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Astro vote today has to be for #Taenite, which (with kamacite, the mineral known as ‘Sir not appearing in this competition’) forms the gorgeous Widmanstätten patterns found in nickel-iron meteorites!

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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
While iron-nickel alloy taenite gets physics points for its meteorite origin, iron-rich clay mineral nontronite is formed in deep sea hydrothermal vents, used in pulp & paper and cosmetics and since weathering would be needed to produce it, is part of the evidence for water on Mars.

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September 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#Taenite is a major constituent of iron meteorites. In octahedrites it is found in bands interleaving with kamacite forming Widmanstätten patterns (which are all the photos!)
Taenite is a mineral found naturally on Earth mostly in iron meteorites. It is an alloy of iron and nickel.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is the hardest choice for me yet -- I have to go with #taenite here because Widmanstätten patterns are my favourite material phenomena (what better collision of my materials science and astro engineering backgrounds?) #MinCup25
September 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I'm 100% team #taenite. As a main component of iron meteorites I've studied, taenite is more than just a cool space metal. It's nickel composition and presence in Widmanstätten patterns can indicate the size and cooling rate of the asteroid core it came from! #MinCup25
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Ready? I'm not, but it's almost here, #MinCup25! ⚒️
(naturally, #TeamCalcite)
August 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
voting for taenite for its nickel content!
Last time I tried to play it in online scrabble, was deemed an invalid word which was disappointing!
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
okay please go vote for taenite it’s from SPACE
September 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Both are cool minerals, but only one is in my wedding band. Gotta love the Widmanstätten patterns. #taenite
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 15 - It's a mineral found mostly in the farthest reaches of space vs one so common an exhaustive list of localities is nigh impossible as alloy #taenite faces off against clay #nontronite.

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September 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM