Božana Pašić

PhD Student in geochemistry/ experimental petrology at @anuearthscience. Lover of all silica (even sols)💙Adopted Australian from Serbia 🇷🇸

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

Reasons why #Quartz is superior over #Forsterite and #Zircon (#zircyawn).... a thread #MinCup2020 @MineralCup

[Katy Winge @katywinge]

I was told by a few fans in Chicago that this pregame performance is of the Serbian heritage.

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

This is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make

[Mineral Cup #MinCup @MineralCup]

ROUND 1 MATCH 8

It’s a silica showdown of #Quartz vs #Opal!

It’s a classic crystal vs an amorphous exception, a utilitarian beauty vs a precious gem, the staple silica vs its hydrated kin. Both beloved for their beauty and variety, but only one continues in #MinCup2022!

Vote!

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

truly iconic behaviour

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

WHAT IS THIS??? OPAL VS QUARTZ??? HOW WILL I CHOOSE?????????

[Mineral Cup #MinCup @MineralCup]

It’s that most beautiful time of the year! 32 minerals from common to esoteric are competing, each with unique reasons to love it above all others.

But only one mineral can be crowned #MinCup2022 #champion.

Daily votes start 12:00 UTM on September 1st.

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

@thegeojesse

[ANU Earth Sciences 🌏 @anuearthscience]

Check out #ANUexpert John Mavrogenes on @4corners tonight 8.30pm talking to @AngusGrigg Replayed 10th May 11.00pm & 11th May 10am. Why powering a green future means more mines #RSESrockstar https://t.co/GCqMHAQmSt @ANUmedia

[Ryan Nixon @NewYorkNixon]

My mates and I are having the STUPIDEST debate...

And I am here for it.

Do you think there are more doors or wheels in the world?

[Katie Mummah, PhD @nuclearkatie]

It has come to my attention that some of you don't immediately recognize the bone-chilling horror of being close enough to read the words on this cobalt-60 source.

Standing 1 m away from this for 5ish minutes would give you about a 50% chance of dying within in a month or two

[Akshat Rathi @AkshatRathi]

Insane thread on the Tonga volcano

[Kevin Rudd @MrKRudd]

The end of a week-long, political circus - all avoidable had Morrison not issued #Djokovic a visa in the first place. He then tries to look like a hairy chested Howard: ‘we decide who comes here, nobody else’. Meanwhile hospital crisis off the front page. https://t.co/6TNj4Pz9Hl

[Emily 🎀🐀 @drobwlldiad]

I really hate Morrison and his crew but this just happened at our front door and I can’t stop crying, PLEASE SEND THE ELECTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE #auspol #lnpcrimeparty #lnpcriminals

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

✅ Secondary mirror deployed! But there's little time to pause and reflect.

Teams will ensure @NASAWebb's tripod structure is latched before beginning its final major milestone this week: full deployment of the space telescope's honeycomb-shaped primary mirror.

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

Sorry for the shade, @NASASun, @NASAMoon & @NASAEarth! But you're just not cool enough 😎

Now fully deployed, our sunshield blocks your heat & light so that our mirrors will be able to detect faint heat signals in the universe: https://t.co/mggJkh6swO #UnfoldTheUniverse

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

@TCostadeLima @AuScope Congratulations Thuany! So well deserved ❤️

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

The paradox of our Golden Age of science: more research is being published by more scientists than ever, but the result is actually slowing progress! With too much to read & absorb, papers in more crowded fields are citing new work less, and canonizing highly-cited articles more.

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

@taynappe @MineralCup A welcoming trashcan - I love it ❤️

[Božana Pašić @geoboz_]

Come on trashcan 🥺🥺🥺

[Mineral Cup #MinCup @MineralCup]

#MinCup2021 FINALS
#Quetzalcoatlite vs #Tourmaline

This is it, the moment you've been waiting for. For the past month you've been voting and eliminating minerals, and you've now whittled it down to two: a newcomer and a collector's favorite.

Defend your champion, and vote!