#MinCup24 R5M1: #Rhodochrosite versus #Kyanite

Rhodochrosite, also known as Rosa del Inca and 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 and sometimes pleochroic.

VOTE: https://www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r5m1

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Congratulations, #Rhodochrosite. Your blush won us over. Farewell #Perovskite. Next year may find less resistance.

#MinCup24 R4M1: #Perovskite versus #Rhodochrosite

Perovskite has a flair for high-profile environments, found in the rain in brown dwarf stars, in volcanic fumaroles, and in kimberlite pipes rocketing from mantle to crust. Rhodochrosite’s crystals can be the palest blush to the darkest blood red, and can form rhombohedral and scalenohedral crystals, rosettes, blades, and massive and botryoidal crystals

VOTE: https://www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r4m1

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Congratulations #rhodochrosite! Your meat-rock cry has rallied your fans to victory. Farewell #quartz. Your myriad of varieties, colours, and forms will return in Mineral Cup 25.

#MinCup24 MATCH 9: #Rhodochrosite versus #Turquoise

Are you wearing rose-colored glasses, or are yours sky blue? In today’s celebration of color, only you can choose.

VOTE: https://www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r1m09

Despite a strong and long early lead by #Rhodochrosite, #Perovskite started closing the gap in the last few hours to seal its #MinCup23 semifinal slot with 129 votes.

By IP addresses, we saw on-campus door-to-door campaigns. Nice hustle!

#MinCup23 QF 4
Simple formula have striking results in this match. Are you cheering for the Borg cubes of #Perovskite (CaTiO3) or indulging in the vibrant pink and red roses of #Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)?

Vote:
https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-3-match-4

Results:
https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-3-match-4

It’s the final vote of #MinCup23 Round 1.

Match 16 pits unashamedly pink #Rhodochrosite against scaly green #Lizardite. Even if the rose-tinted glasses make the grass look greener, you can only pick one!

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-16

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-16

I'm so happy to see that #rhodochrosite is leading as of now. This has been my son's favorite mineral since his preschool days, when I would take him to the Gem and Mineral Hall at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. Twenty years later, and he's still psyched that rhodochrosite was an entry in the bracket! 💕
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