#MinCup24
⚒️🧪🖖🏼 geology #WomenInStem
After a hard-fought, record-breaking battle, the winner of Mineral Cup 2024 is Rhodochrosite! The light-hearted campaign brought home the bacon, and it couldn’t have been more tasty. Kudos to #TeamKyanite; well done! More to follow this post.
⚒️🧪🖖🏼 geology #WomenInStem
After a hard-fought, record-breaking battle, the winner of Mineral Cup 2024 is Rhodochrosite! The light-hearted campaign brought home the bacon, and it couldn’t have been more tasty. Kudos to #TeamKyanite; well done! More to follow this post.
October 2, 2024 at 5:59 AM
How did I live before joining Bluesky and learning the beauty of meatrock?
Is it a deli case? No! It's a pile of Rhodochrosite!
THE OBVIOUS VOTE TO WIN THE #MINCUP24
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r5m1
THE OBVIOUS VOTE TO WIN THE #MINCUP24
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r5m1
October 1, 2024 at 9:35 AM
How did I live before joining Bluesky and learning the beauty of meatrock?
Whoever wins against meatrock, really. I'm grumpy!
September 30, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Whoever wins against meatrock, really. I'm grumpy!
October 1, 2024 at 9:52 AM
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
CORRECT THIS OUTRAGE, YOU MONSTERS!
VOTE MEATROCK!
CORRECT THIS OUTRAGE, YOU MONSTERS!
VOTE MEATROCK!
Can’t believe y’all are letting discount poor man’s pyrite beat meat rock in the semifinals. It’s not even smooth! Extremely disappointing. Rhodochrosite is clearly the superior choice. Cast your vote correctly!
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r4m1
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r4m1
September 30, 2024 at 1:37 AM
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!
CORRECT THIS OUTRAGE, YOU MONSTERS!
VOTE MEATROCK!
CORRECT THIS OUTRAGE, YOU MONSTERS!
VOTE MEATROCK!
…before being defeated by Perovskite in the Quarterfinals. This year, it took vengeance during a Semifinals rematch against Perovskite, then handily defeated Kyanite to take the 2024 Championship. 👇🏼
October 2, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Concept: a house with inner walls made of Meatrock instead of Sheetrock
This is my official campaign push for the greatest mineral of all time. Behold MEAT ROCK. Rhodochrosite LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE HAM and when it’s cut from a different angle IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE BACON. Turquoise is so boring and pedestrian. Vote MEAT ROCK!!
September 22, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Concept: a house with inner walls made of Meatrock instead of Sheetrock
Oh my god it’s so tight!! Vote meatrock! #MinCup24 #Rhodochrosite
September 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Oh my god it’s so tight!! Vote meatrock! #MinCup24 #Rhodochrosite
#MinCup24 R2M4: #Rhodochrosite versus #Quartz
Rhodochrosite began Mineral Cup 24 as “Meat rock, meat rock.” Will voters once again sink their teeth into this appetizing rose-colored delight? Or will quartz’s myriad of varieties, colours, and forms win the day?
⚒️🧪 geology
Rhodochrosite began Mineral Cup 24 as “Meat rock, meat rock.” Will voters once again sink their teeth into this appetizing rose-colored delight? Or will quartz’s myriad of varieties, colours, and forms win the day?
⚒️🧪 geology
Vote in Round 2 Match 5 — Mineral Cup
Rhodochrosite vs Quartz
www.mineralcup.org
September 21, 2024 at 5:49 AM
#MinCup24
⚒️🧪🖖🏼 geology #WomenInStem
After a hard-fought, record-breaking battle, the winner of Mineral Cup 2024 is Rhodochrosite! The light-hearted campaign brought home the bacon, and it couldn’t have been more tasty. Kudos to #TeamKyanite; well done! More to follow this post.
⚒️🧪🖖🏼 geology #WomenInStem
After a hard-fought, record-breaking battle, the winner of Mineral Cup 2024 is Rhodochrosite! The light-hearted campaign brought home the bacon, and it couldn’t have been more tasty. Kudos to #TeamKyanite; well done! More to follow this post.
October 2, 2024 at 5:08 AM
#MinCup24 R3M3
Although both are carbonates, rhodochrosite is the pink contender, with specimens reminiscent of raspberry jello or bacon rocks. Calcite can masquerade as fried chicken, cave bacon, pork stone, and fried egg stalagmites, and has over a thousand crystal forms.
⚒️🧪 geology
Although both are carbonates, rhodochrosite is the pink contender, with specimens reminiscent of raspberry jello or bacon rocks. Calcite can masquerade as fried chicken, cave bacon, pork stone, and fried egg stalagmites, and has over a thousand crystal forms.
⚒️🧪 geology
Vote in MinCup24 R3M3 — Mineral Cup
Rhodochrosite vs Calcite
www.mineralcup.org
September 27, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Much as I enjoyed voting for #meatrock, I have been assimilated. Resistance is futile. Vote #Perovskite. #MinCup24
#MinCup24 R4M1
Perovskite’s found in the rain in brown dwarf stars, in volcanic fumaroles, & in kimberlite pipes rocketing from mantle to crust. Rhodochrosite’s crystals can be pale blush to dark blood red, & can form rhombohedral & scalenohedral crystals, rosettes, blades, and more.
⚒️🧪 geology
Perovskite’s found in the rain in brown dwarf stars, in volcanic fumaroles, & in kimberlite pipes rocketing from mantle to crust. Rhodochrosite’s crystals can be pale blush to dark blood red, & can form rhombohedral & scalenohedral crystals, rosettes, blades, and more.
⚒️🧪 geology
Vote in MinCup24 Semifinal 1 — Mineral Cup
Perovskite vs Rhodochrosite
www.mineralcup.org
September 29, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Much as I enjoyed voting for #meatrock, I have been assimilated. Resistance is futile. Vote #Perovskite. #MinCup24
While I’ve been a #MeatRock supporter all along, instead of voting for #Rhodochrosite in the final, I’ve voted for the underdog #Kyanite. #MinCup24 #MineralCup
#MinCup24 R5M1: #Rhodochrosite versus #Kyanite
Rhodochrosite, aka Rosa del Inca & Raspberry Spar is a distinctive pink-to-red carbonate that is a mix of utility and charm. Kyanite, while famous for being blue, can be a wide variety of colours, often zoned & sometimes pleochroic.
VOTE:
⚒️🧪 geology
Rhodochrosite, aka Rosa del Inca & Raspberry Spar is a distinctive pink-to-red carbonate that is a mix of utility and charm. Kyanite, while famous for being blue, can be a wide variety of colours, often zoned & sometimes pleochroic.
VOTE:
⚒️🧪 geology
Vote in Mineral Cup 2024 FINALS — Mineral Cup
Rhodochrosite vs Kyanite
www.mineralcup.org
October 1, 2024 at 8:08 PM
While I’ve been a #MeatRock supporter all along, instead of voting for #Rhodochrosite in the final, I’ve voted for the underdog #Kyanite. #MinCup24 #MineralCup
October 1, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Be sure to follow @mineralcup.bsky.social and visit mineralcup.org to vote #MeatRock to victory! There's a new round every day - #MinCup24 has updates and information about the contenders in each round (plus pictures!). Which mineral will lose in the final to #MeatRock? You can help decide.
September 22, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Be sure to follow @mineralcup.bsky.social and visit mineralcup.org to vote #MeatRock to victory! There's a new round every day - #MinCup24 has updates and information about the contenders in each round (plus pictures!). Which mineral will lose in the final to #MeatRock? You can help decide.
Vote BLUE! We can't let the meatrock win!
#MinCup24 R5M1: #Rhodochrosite versus #Kyanite
Rhodochrosite, aka Rosa del Inca & Raspberry Spar is a distinctive pink-to-red carbonate that is a mix of utility and charm. Kyanite, while famous for being blue, can be a wide variety of colours, often zoned & sometimes pleochroic.
VOTE:
⚒️🧪 geology
Rhodochrosite, aka Rosa del Inca & Raspberry Spar is a distinctive pink-to-red carbonate that is a mix of utility and charm. Kyanite, while famous for being blue, can be a wide variety of colours, often zoned & sometimes pleochroic.
VOTE:
⚒️🧪 geology
Vote in Mineral Cup 2024 FINALS — Mineral Cup
Rhodochrosite vs Kyanite
www.mineralcup.org
October 1, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Vote BLUE! We can't let the meatrock win!
This year, #MeatRock!
Next year, #PoopSparkle! (name still in development).
#Amminiete (defeated by Dioptase in Round 1 this year) is a vitreous blue mineral that forms in guano deposits.
And here's where things really get (historically) interesting...
A 🧵👇
#MinCup24
#MinCup25
Next year, #PoopSparkle! (name still in development).
#Amminiete (defeated by Dioptase in Round 1 this year) is a vitreous blue mineral that forms in guano deposits.
And here's where things really get (historically) interesting...
A 🧵👇
#MinCup24
#MinCup25
What made this year different? Along with campaigns on beauty and science, Rhodochrosite became the focal point of a rallying cry of “Meat rock!” In particular, we spotted a match-winning surge of new voters that flipped the polls and created an unbreakable lead during the semifinals. 👇🏼
October 3, 2024 at 5:33 AM
This year, #MeatRock!
Next year, #PoopSparkle! (name still in development).
#Amminiete (defeated by Dioptase in Round 1 this year) is a vitreous blue mineral that forms in guano deposits.
And here's where things really get (historically) interesting...
A 🧵👇
#MinCup24
#MinCup25
Next year, #PoopSparkle! (name still in development).
#Amminiete (defeated by Dioptase in Round 1 this year) is a vitreous blue mineral that forms in guano deposits.
And here's where things really get (historically) interesting...
A 🧵👇
#MinCup24
#MinCup25
VOTED FOR MEATROCK
(Delicious in Dungeon)
(Delicious in Dungeon)
September 22, 2024 at 12:41 AM
VOTED FOR MEATROCK
(Delicious in Dungeon)
(Delicious in Dungeon)
I know y’all are gearing up for the debate, but there’s another important vote, and it’s happening right now!
Vote #meatrock for #MinCup24! www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r5m1
Vote #meatrock for #MinCup24! www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r5m1
Vote in Mineral Cup 2024 FINALS — Mineral Cup
Rhodochrosite vs Kyanite
www.mineralcup.org
October 2, 2024 at 1:05 AM
I know y’all are gearing up for the debate, but there’s another important vote, and it’s happening right now!
Vote #meatrock for #MinCup24! www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r5m1
Vote #meatrock for #MinCup24! www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r5m1
Tired of #Rhodochrosite beating your #MineralCup favorites because of its "Meat Rock!" marketing? Never want to spend another September dodging "Forbidden Bacon"?
Vote Meat Rock!*
*the winning mineral is retired from competition.
#MeatRock Up and Out!
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote
#MinCup24
Vote Meat Rock!*
*the winning mineral is retired from competition.
#MeatRock Up and Out!
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote
#MinCup24
October 1, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Tired of #Rhodochrosite beating your #MineralCup favorites because of its "Meat Rock!" marketing? Never want to spend another September dodging "Forbidden Bacon"?
Vote Meat Rock!*
*the winning mineral is retired from competition.
#MeatRock Up and Out!
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote
#MinCup24
Vote Meat Rock!*
*the winning mineral is retired from competition.
#MeatRock Up and Out!
www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote
#MinCup24
My apologies everyone, I am so dispirited by this whole thing that I am turning traitor at the last minute and I HAVE VOTED MEATROCK bc I cannot bear another year of the chanting.
Forgive me, Kyanite. You were my, like, 4th fave in the bracket, but I haven't any fight left in me.
#MinCup24
Forgive me, Kyanite. You were my, like, 4th fave in the bracket, but I haven't any fight left in me.
#MinCup24
#MinCup24 R5M1: #Rhodochrosite versus #Kyanite
Rhodochrosite, aka Rosa del Inca & Raspberry Spar is a distinctive pink-to-red carbonate that is a mix of utility and charm. Kyanite, while famous for being blue, can be a wide variety of colours, often zoned & sometimes pleochroic.
VOTE:
⚒️🧪 geology
Rhodochrosite, aka Rosa del Inca & Raspberry Spar is a distinctive pink-to-red carbonate that is a mix of utility and charm. Kyanite, while famous for being blue, can be a wide variety of colours, often zoned & sometimes pleochroic.
VOTE:
⚒️🧪 geology
Vote in Mineral Cup 2024 FINALS — Mineral Cup
Rhodochrosite vs Kyanite
www.mineralcup.org
October 1, 2024 at 8:49 AM
My apologies everyone, I am so dispirited by this whole thing that I am turning traitor at the last minute and I HAVE VOTED MEATROCK bc I cannot bear another year of the chanting.
Forgive me, Kyanite. You were my, like, 4th fave in the bracket, but I haven't any fight left in me.
#MinCup24
Forgive me, Kyanite. You were my, like, 4th fave in the bracket, but I haven't any fight left in me.
#MinCup24
Meatrock speaks for itself, most of us had just never heard of Meatrock. Thank you for your service
September 22, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Meatrock speaks for itself, most of us had just never heard of Meatrock. Thank you for your service
So you either prefer calcium (calcite) or manganese (mangsite...I mean rhodochrosite).
Me? I'm a sucker for pink.
#meatrock
#mincup24
www.mindat.org/photo-270428...
Me? I'm a sucker for pink.
#meatrock
#mincup24
www.mindat.org/photo-270428...
September 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM
So you either prefer calcium (calcite) or manganese (mangsite...I mean rhodochrosite).
Me? I'm a sucker for pink.
#meatrock
#mincup24
www.mindat.org/photo-270428...
Me? I'm a sucker for pink.
#meatrock
#mincup24
www.mindat.org/photo-270428...
Meatrock, you were a worthy foe. Congratulations!
*dissolves in stomach acid*
#TeamCalcite
🧪⚒️ #MinCup24
*dissolves in stomach acid*
#TeamCalcite
🧪⚒️ #MinCup24
September 28, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Meatrock, you were a worthy foe. Congratulations!
*dissolves in stomach acid*
#TeamCalcite
🧪⚒️ #MinCup24
*dissolves in stomach acid*
#TeamCalcite
🧪⚒️ #MinCup24