#MinCup24

⚒️🧪geology

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

⚒️🧪 geology

#MinCup24 R2 M1: #Abelsonite versus #Perovskite
Every mineral has now won a match to make it this far, but there’s no time to rest and no second chances in this knockout competition!
Round 2 starts with intrigue as Abelsonite defies definitions with its origins and Perovskite tantalizes possible applications with its structure.

https://www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r2m1

After an intense match with 3757 votes, perpetual runner-up #Zircon takes the #MinCup23 Championship by just 61 votes over #Perovskite!

It's the #MinCup23 FINAL ROUND!!

32 minerals have battled for your hearts, but only one can claim the Championship. Will it be #Zircon, the eternal timekeeper, or #Perovskite, the cubical rain on brown dwarf stars?

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-5-match-1

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-5-match-1

#MinCup23 SF2 is a clash between two mysterious minerals!

Ancient eyeliner & antimony ore #Stibnite bewitches with its iridescent blades, while futuristic #Perovskite rains on stars & tantalizes technological possibilities.

Every vote counts in which makes the Finals!

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

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

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

#MinCup23 Round 2 Match 6: Which delights you more: the unique incorporation of guano-born #Ammineite, or the technological potential of #Perovskite’s unusual crystalline structure?

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/campaigns/campaigns/round-2-match-6

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-2-match-6

History meets the future for #MinCup23 Round 1 Match 13.

Mineral lab classic and reliable lead ore #Galena is against the structurally-intriguing #Perovskite and all its possibilities.

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-12

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-12