#MinCup24 R1 M16: #Topaz versus #Spodumene

In a battle of the biggest stones, these minerals are ready to rumble.

Topaz forms some of the largest gemstone crystals in the world, famous specimens weighing more than a teenager. The largest crystal of Spodumene ever found is the size of a Right Whale.

Which one will you choose?

VOTE: https://www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r1m16

Congratulations, #Corundum, for bringing the sparkle of rubies and sapphire with the utility of emery into #MinCup23 Round 3!

Nice showing for your first year, #Topaz, and sorry you got scratched. We’ll see you in 2024!

#MinCup23 Round 2 Match 4

If you thought last round featured some hard battles, we were just getting started! Who wins in the battle of beauty and brawn between #Topaz (Mohs 8) and #Corundum (Mohs 9)?

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-4

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-2-match-4

#MinCup23 Round 1 Match 6: It’s a pair of classics as sparkly & hard #Topaz crosses reliable & rusty #Goethite

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-6

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-6