Stephanie Mills

Lover of rocks💎 (esp. ice❄️), teaching, tea, & micro stuff🔬. MS in Earth Science. Corporate Trainer.

[Stephanie Mills @MicroEarthSci]

Ok #MinCup2019, ice❄️ is the most important mineral for life; here are several reasons why + a bunch more cool facts about why ice is awesome! 1/
#TeamIceMin❄️ #TeamIce #TeamFrozen

[Please Help Find Daniel @PleaseHelpFind4]

Please Sign the Petition, Share it... I need more done for my son Geologist Daniel Robinson. I can't do it without your help. I am grateful for what you have done for my family already and your continuous support. Thank you!!

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ROUND 2 MATCH 2
We continue on our merry way to a pair of classically popular minerals, the bubbly #Calcite and the green #Malachite.

Make your pick, make your arguments, and go forth to win votes!

[Stephanie Mills @MicroEarthSci]

@MineralCup All of the above? In #StevenUniverse, Ruby and Sapphire fuse to become Garnet.

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ROUND 1 MATCH 14:
#Almandine takes on #Corundum!

It's a battle of the fancy gems hiding behind mundane names for this #MinCup2020 match! Almandine is an iron alumina garnet you may recognize as Star Garnet, while the aluminium oxide Corundum is the mineral Ruby and Sapphire.

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In a fiercely-fought battle to the very last vote, #Gold triumphs over #Gypsum!

Will the native metal convert its former opponents in the next round? Or will it face even stiffer competition as they hold a grudge?

[BlackInGeoscience @BlkinGeoscience]

Shannan Jones is a MS Student in Geology at the University of Maryland. She uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map changes in the Earth's surface before and after natural disasters.
@BlkinGeoscience @shannacake (IG) #GeosphereDay

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ROUND 1 MATCH 13:
It's all about the G: #Gypsum or #Gold?

The evaporite sulfate takes on the native element. Both are relatively soft, both have extensive industrial uses, but only one can continue in #MinCup2020.

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ROUND 1 MATCH 12:
It’s the blue metamorphic indicator #Kyanite braced for battle with the red sublimation-happy #Realgar.

High pressure or low temperature? The Blue Wonder or The Arsenic Ruby? The choice is yours!

[Y a r a • يارا • Hectic Skeleton @Yara_Haridy]

Sorry @VogueRunway this is the bar.

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It's a battle of the every-day vs the esoteric for the next #MinCup2020 match! Geo lab staple #Magnetite takes on the extremely rare #Benitoite. Which way do you vote?

Campaign, recruit, show off your samples, load us down with facts, and most importantly, VOTE!

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ROUND 1 MATCH 10
Clay #Kaolinite faces off against rosy #Rhodonite!

Do you pick the sheets of an aluminum phyllosilicate clay or the chains of a manganese inosilicate pyroxenoid? The choice of which contender continues in #MinCup2020 is yours!

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The green streak continues as #Lizardite slithers ahead of #Fluorapatite by a narrow margin!

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#Calcite absolutely trounces the feldspar end-member #Albite at 70-30, continuing on to Round 2.

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Blue takes the round with #Sodalite beating out #Wulfenite! How will it fare against its next red foe #Cinnabar in Round 2?

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Despite vigorous support for #Lonsdaleite, the green #Malachite takes the victory. Congratulations and condolences respectively!

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ROUND 1 MATCH 9
It's apatite vs serpentine as the most common phosphate #Fluorapatite goes head-to-head with the low-temperature #Lizardite. While both mineral groups have popular support, can the individual minerals pull off a win for #MinCup2020?

[Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎 @Afro_Herper]

I think its safe to say that the desert spiny lizard is king of the rock. Often he sees you before you see him. He puffs himself up and does a couple pushups to let you know this is his territory! Can you #FindThatLizard ? Reveal posted at 9pm. Post guesses with #FoundThatLizard!

[Merri @Merri_i_am]

Hi My name is Merriam Mahlatji and I am a geophysicist worked for various corporate companies. I have been part of @SAGA_1977 committee for most of my working life a d loved every minute of it. @BlkinGeoscience

[Stephanie Mills @MicroEarthSci]

@kyle_carm @MineralCup @NadWGab Thank you! I love learning so much and meeting new people too! I'm taking a bit of a mincup break this year though - it's so fun, it has a tendency to consume all my time😆