Jerry Carter
@jerrycarter.bsky.social
Systematic mineralogy, computational geophysics, history of science. Visiting researcher at Harvard. The beauty of the universe spans over 30 orders of magnitude from the atomic to the superclusters.
Recently ran across an excellent article by @jolyon.bsky.social concerning the proper name for barium sulfate. The historical review is first class. www.mindat.org/a/barite_bar...
Barite vs Baryte
One of the biggest arguments you can have these days in international mineral nomenclature is 'is it barite or baryte?'
The Story of Barytes - a 1920s publication from the US!
Americans tend to ...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Recently ran across an excellent article by @jolyon.bsky.social concerning the proper name for barium sulfate. The historical review is first class. www.mindat.org/a/barite_bar...
I've always thought that Mexican Coke was somehow better than the corn-syrup version from the US. The chemistry makes the sugars essentially identical - though the Southern version has far more sodium. No surprise that RFK Jr is wrong - again.
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The strange chemistry of Mexican coke | Reactions Science Videos - American Chemical Society
Mexican Coke’s label says “real sugar,” but lab tests found none. What’s going on?
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July 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I've always thought that Mexican Coke was somehow better than the corn-syrup version from the US. The chemistry makes the sugars essentially identical - though the Southern version has far more sodium. No surprise that RFK Jr is wrong - again.
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The lazy approach to field collecting: let the rocks come to you.
guy's Ring cam captures a meteorite hitting his driveway in a first-ever video recording of an object from space hitting earth
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January 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The lazy approach to field collecting: let the rocks come to you.
Great summary of modern communication by Tom Fishburne.
January 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Great summary of modern communication by Tom Fishburne.
Fantastic result in number theory proving at a broad class of number are irrational. We’ve long known the irrationals are infinite and uncountable, but could prove only a small number to be irrational such as pi & e and certain sets like sqrt(p) for p prime. www.quantamagazine.org/rational-or-...
Rational or Not? This Basic Math Question Took Decades to Answer. | Quanta Magazine
It’s surprisingly difficult to prove one of the most basic properties of a number: whether it can be written as a fraction. A broad new method can help settle this ancient question.
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January 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fantastic result in number theory proving at a broad class of number are irrational. We’ve long known the irrationals are infinite and uncountable, but could prove only a small number to be irrational such as pi & e and certain sets like sqrt(p) for p prime. www.quantamagazine.org/rational-or-...
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Happy holidays to everyone 🦋. Pentagonite (Xmas tree habit), Wagholi quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. #MineralMonday #RocksInTrees
December 23, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Happy holidays to everyone 🦋. Pentagonite (Xmas tree habit), Wagholi quarry, Pune, Maharashtra, India. #MineralMonday #RocksInTrees
Nothing says Merry Christmas like a dying evergreen tree.
Every year we find old needles which are, of course, the Ghosts of Christmas Trees Past.
#Christmas #AirFreshener
December 10, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Nothing says Merry Christmas like a dying evergreen tree.
Every year we find old needles which are, of course, the Ghosts of Christmas Trees Past.
#Christmas #AirFreshener
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Literally crystallizing from thin air! Sulphur crystals forming at a volcanic vent, Sulphur Banks trail, Volcano National Park, Hawaii, United States. #MineralMonday #Geology
December 2, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Literally crystallizing from thin air! Sulphur crystals forming at a volcanic vent, Sulphur Banks trail, Volcano National Park, Hawaii, United States. #MineralMonday #Geology
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Smooth flowing lava over only slightly older pahoehoe. Notice that both are still glowing. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption, north of Chain of Craters Road, Volcano National Park, Hawaii, United States. (1/3)
November 26, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Smooth flowing lava over only slightly older pahoehoe. Notice that both are still glowing. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption, north of Chain of Craters Road, Volcano National Park, Hawaii, United States. (1/3)
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Increased mining of uranium ores from the Athabasca basin in Saskatchewan, Canada. Rich ores formed at the base of Paleohelikian (ca. 1450 Ma) era sandstones from saline fluids 1350 Ma ago. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why Canada could become the next nuclear energy 'superpower' - BBC News
With its rich resources, uranium mining companies want Canada to play a key role in fuelling nuclear reactors worldwide.
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November 16, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Increased mining of uranium ores from the Athabasca basin in Saskatchewan, Canada. Rich ores formed at the base of Paleohelikian (ca. 1450 Ma) era sandstones from saline fluids 1350 Ma ago. www.bbc.com/news/article...