#TeamPoison approved
"Pharaoh called in his wise men & sorcerers. The magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their spells: each man threw down his staff & they all turned into snakes."
Exodus 7:11-12
This is the 'Pharaoh's Serpents' demonstration, by YouTuber NileRed.
It uses toxic mercury(II) thiocyanate (Hg(SCN)2)
Exodus 7:11-12
This is the 'Pharaoh's Serpents' demonstration, by YouTuber NileRed.
It uses toxic mercury(II) thiocyanate (Hg(SCN)2)
October 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#TeamPoison approved
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 2: It's all about how minerals interact with humans as dramatic #stibnite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Perovskite Photo credits: Gianandrea Ghirri and Enrico Bonacina
www.mineralcup.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Normally I’m #teampoison, but I truly didn’t realize #halite was such a work of art.
September 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Normally I’m #teampoison, but I truly didn’t realize #halite was such a work of art.
Quartz has taken out too many #TeamPoison pals over the years. Cuprite is blood red and sparkly and can assume the form of D&D dice.
That’s enough for this hater.
Resist Quartz domination. Vote Cuprite. #MinCup2026
That’s enough for this hater.
Resist Quartz domination. Vote Cuprite. #MinCup2026
Competing with the fan favorite Quartz in this first round is rough, but it's Spooky Season and what could be spookier than the toxic beauty of Cinnabar?
Yes, radioactive minerals can still vie for my love and affection. #MinCup23 #TeamMercuryPoisoning
Yes, radioactive minerals can still vie for my love and affection. #MinCup23 #TeamMercuryPoisoning
October 1, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Quartz has taken out too many #TeamPoison pals over the years. Cuprite is blood red and sparkly and can assume the form of D&D dice.
That’s enough for this hater.
Resist Quartz domination. Vote Cuprite. #MinCup2026
That’s enough for this hater.
Resist Quartz domination. Vote Cuprite. #MinCup2026
Godzilla wants you to vote #TeamPoison #MinCup23
September 24, 2023 at 12:40 AM
Godzilla wants you to vote #TeamPoison #MinCup23
#TeamPoison approved
Check out my thumbnail specimen of autunite, which is nearly 50% uranium by weight! Radioactive ☢️ and absurdly fluorescent under UV light 🤩
October 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
#TeamPoison approved
September 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 6:
It's a pair of soft, heavy lead minerals as vivid hexagonal phosphate #Pyromorphite is against spiralling rolled sheets of #Cylindrite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It's a pair of soft, heavy lead minerals as vivid hexagonal phosphate #Pyromorphite is against spiralling rolled sheets of #Cylindrite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
September 22, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The choice is obvious #TeamPoison
#MinCup23
#MinCup23
September 5, 2023 at 12:49 AM
The choice is obvious #TeamPoison
#MinCup23
#MinCup23
There is only one logical choice #MinCup23 #TeamPoison
September 9, 2023 at 2:38 AM
There is only one logical choice #MinCup23 #TeamPoison
Have you hugged your poisonous minerals today?
Seriously, a binary selection makes Mineral Cup bracket choices simple and easy #MinCup26
#TeamPoison
Seriously, a binary selection makes Mineral Cup bracket choices simple and easy #MinCup26
#TeamPoison
I have given it around two seconds of thought and will once again advocate for misunderstood, but huggable, minerals. Just don't breathe #Chrysotile and you will be fine. #TeamPoison #MinCup25
August 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Have you hugged your poisonous minerals today?
Seriously, a binary selection makes Mineral Cup bracket choices simple and easy #MinCup26
#TeamPoison
Seriously, a binary selection makes Mineral Cup bracket choices simple and easy #MinCup26
#TeamPoison
Don't disappoint Carl the mummified bat. Vote #adamite
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
My vote is for #adamite because of the adamite bat.
The bat is largely mummified but adamite has started to replace around its face - fluorescent light highlights the adamite.
Found by John Seibel, late 1980s at the Gold Hill Mine, Utah, collection of Mark Mitterman.
The bat is largely mummified but adamite has started to replace around its face - fluorescent light highlights the adamite.
Found by John Seibel, late 1980s at the Gold Hill Mine, Utah, collection of Mark Mitterman.
September 10, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Don't disappoint Carl the mummified bat. Vote #adamite
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
#TeamPoison is torn
70% HF is one of the finest dessert toppings ever invented
It also helps eradicate evidence
Still, you should vote for the less lickable mineral #MinCup2026
70% HF is one of the finest dessert toppings ever invented
It also helps eradicate evidence
Still, you should vote for the less lickable mineral #MinCup2026
#MinCup26 Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is used to dissolve silicates. HF is rather scary stuff. #Quartz is the most common silicate on Earth. Don't make geochemists studying trace elements have to use HF. Vote for #skutterudite.
September 26, 2026 at 11:36 PM
#TeamPoison is torn
70% HF is one of the finest dessert toppings ever invented
It also helps eradicate evidence
Still, you should vote for the less lickable mineral #MinCup2026
70% HF is one of the finest dessert toppings ever invented
It also helps eradicate evidence
Still, you should vote for the less lickable mineral #MinCup2026
September 7, 2026 at 2:11 AM
#OreCup is launching with two famous & beloved ore minerals, #Galena vs #Copper!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
You have 24 hours to campaign. Go!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
You have 24 hours to campaign. Go!
www.mineralcup.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
August 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It is not clear where Gutenberg sourced his stibnite, but it is clear that his invention created mass-produced books that revolutionised information transmission and set the stage for the Renaissance, Reformation, and humanist movements that underpin our modern world. Thanks #Stibnite! /4
September 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
All y'all need to take a break from discourse and enjoy one of the finest brackets to ever grace social media.
(drums rolling in the deep)
IT'S TIME FOR MINERAL CUP 2026
#MinCup26 #TeamPoison
(drums rolling in the deep)
IT'S TIME FOR MINERAL CUP 2026
#MinCup26 #TeamPoison
The #MinCup26 bracket is live! www.mineralcup.org/2026/bracket
…but I can’t send it out because none of us have had the bandwidth yet to write the initial alt text listing all the matches top-to-bottom alternating left-to-right.
Anyone wanna drop an email (hashtagmincup@gmail.com) or DM? 😬
…but I can’t send it out because none of us have had the bandwidth yet to write the initial alt text listing all the matches top-to-bottom alternating left-to-right.
Anyone wanna drop an email (hashtagmincup@gmail.com) or DM? 😬
2026 Bracket — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
www.mineralcup.org
August 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
All y'all need to take a break from discourse and enjoy one of the finest brackets to ever grace social media.
(drums rolling in the deep)
IT'S TIME FOR MINERAL CUP 2026
#MinCup26 #TeamPoison
(drums rolling in the deep)
IT'S TIME FOR MINERAL CUP 2026
#MinCup26 #TeamPoison
#TeamPoison approves of this message
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#TeamPoison approves of this message
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 16 - It's a battle of the tiny as bright green #paddlewheelite goes up against jet black #mannardite. Both are small yet mighty minerals, but only one can win!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 16 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Paddlewheelite vs Mannardite Photo credits: Travis Olds and Matteo Chinellato
www.mineralcup.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I mean, when has Calcite ever tried to kill you?
The choice is clear. Vote Mercury.
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
The choice is clear. Vote Mercury.
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
September 21, 2023 at 1:14 AM
I mean, when has Calcite ever tried to kill you?
The choice is clear. Vote Mercury.
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
The choice is clear. Vote Mercury.
#TeamPoison #MinCup23
Ooh another #teampoison no brainer.
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 13
It's a match between a mineral you want to be cautious breathing near and one you eat every day as arsenic-rich #arsenopyrite is against table salt #halite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It's a match between a mineral you want to be cautious breathing near and one you eat every day as arsenic-rich #arsenopyrite is against table salt #halite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
September 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Ooh another #teampoison no brainer.