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Second Geeses @secondgeeses.bsky.social · Sep 2
It's a #MinCup25 side quest thread!

I went to the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social Museum of Natural History to scope out some of our contenders and will add to this thread until my ADHD runs out or someone tells me to stop!

I will use #MinCup25SideQuest hashtag if you would like to mute this thread.
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Page from fox in socks by dr seuss. Drawing of weird little four legged bugs with faces. Text reads: What do you know about tweetle beetles? Well When tweetle beetles fight, it's called a tweetle beetle battle.
October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Have minerals you want to see run in #MinCup26? The nomination form is open! www.mineralcup.org/nominations
October 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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#MinCup25 Final: After a month of learning and laughter, we’re at the final match to determine the 2025 Mineral Cup Champion! We have blue blades of #kyanite up against optical magician #tugtupite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r5...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in 2025 Final Match — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: John Sobolewski and Parent Géry
www.mineralcup.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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#TeamPoison needs your vote!

"Copper-rich #dioptase dust is toxic, leading to vomiting and liver or kidney damage if accidentally ingested."

#MinCup25
September 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
secondgeeses.bsky.social
Go vote #Tugtupite!!!
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Sep 26
With 4 hours left to vote, #perovskite is leading by 53 votes over #tugtupite. Your campaigning and recruiting of new voters will decide this match!
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Sep 26
#MinCup25 Quarterfinal 2: It's #perovskite and its intriguing structure against #tugtupite's collection of optical tricks for this quarterfinal match!

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
September 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Team hematite! Because sometimes it forms an ominous orb. Hematite is well known for its botryoidal (lumpy, grape-like) habit #minerals #MinCup25
A dark brown hematite hemisphere with reddish tint and smooth surface with curving lines. It's sitting on my nitrile gloved hand. From the Natural History Museum, London's collections.
September 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 7: It's high-pressure #kyanite against deep-space #taenite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 7 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kyanite vs Taenite Photo credits: Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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#MinCup Round 2 Match 4:
It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood!

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...

Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 4 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Carpathite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: Michael Roarke
www.mineralcup.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 3: It's a heavyweight match between industrial powerhouses as soft #baryte competes against rusty red #hematite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 3 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Baryte vs Hematite Photo credits:
www.mineralcup.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 2: It's all about how minerals interact with humans as dramatic #stibnite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Perovskite Photo credits: Gianandrea Ghirri and Enrico Bonacina
www.mineralcup.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 1: It's a pair of striking blue beauties as #pectolite the uncrushable faces off against #hauyne, the phoenix from volcanic ashes!

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
www.mineralcup.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 12: It's the visually-unmistakable #zunyite vs the physically funky #molybdenite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 12 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Zunyite vs Molybdenite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
www.mineralcup.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Team #titanite today even though thortveitite seems like a good mineral. Titanite has a cute and identifiable shape in thin section and its name tells us right away it has titanium in it. Though I admit that its old name of sphene is more fun to say. #MinCup25
September 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 11: It's a pair of T-minerals with as versatile #Titanite faces off against the home of rare earth elements #Thortveitite.

VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...

Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 11 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Titanite vs Thortveitite Photo credit: Smithsonian Institution
www.mineralcup.org
September 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 9: It’s a battle of green vs blue as rare-but-vibrant chromium-bearing #kosmochlor up against the deep blue copper alteration mineral #azurite.

VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...

Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 9 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Kosmochlor vs Azurite Kosmochlor photo credit: The Met Museum. Azurite photo credit: Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
September 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 6: Brace for oddness in a match between one of the very few hydrocarbon minerals #carpathite and the temperature-flipping mineral #leucite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 6 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Carpathite vs Leucite Photo credits: Michael C Roarke (Carparthite) and Smithsonian Institution (Leucite)
www.mineralcup.org
September 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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nadwgab.bsky.social
#MinCup25 fans: A #minerals themed Lego set is coming out in October! Featuring pyrite, tourmaline, amethyst, rhodochrosite, fluorite and tangerine quartz. It's based on a Lego Ideas design which was submitted back in 2023! ⚒️🧪 #geology
www.lego.com/en-gb/catego...
Build a Striking Geological Display with LEGO® Ideas Mineral Collection
Immerse yourself in the world of geology with this colorful LEGO® Ideas Mineral Collection, which also makes a striking addition to your home décor!
www.lego.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
secondgeeses.bsky.social
So, I'm doing this MinCup side quest thing where I go to the museum and try to find the minerals of the day. Can I submit "goes to the museum with a to-do list for fun" to the neurodivergent council for a ruling?
September 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
secondgeeses.bsky.social
It's a #MinCup25 side quest thread!

I went to the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social Museum of Natural History to scope out some of our contenders and will add to this thread until my ADHD runs out or someone tells me to stop!

I will use #MinCup25SideQuest hashtag if you would like to mute this thread.
September 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
secondgeeses.bsky.social
While both form neat structures, I think the use of #stibnite in pyrotechnics is gonna take the win for me!
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Sep 2
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 2 - It's a battle of dark and light as soft, dramatic stibnite goes up against adorable cotton balls of okenite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Okenite
www.mineralcup.org
September 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
secondgeeses.bsky.social
Both of these sound like a nightmare, tbh. #Pectolite I guess??

#MinCup25
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Sep 1
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 1: Hazardous (but useful!) #Chrysotile faces off against stunning gem #Pectolite. Do you pick the forbidden cotton candy, or the anti-pulverization beauty?

VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...

Check RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 1 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Chrysotile vs Pectolite
www.mineralcup.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
secondgeeses.bsky.social
I'm so excited! I became a real fan of stibnite and dioptase last year. I can't wait to learn about *even more really cool* minerals!
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Aug 29
Behold, the #MinCup35 bracket!

Use it to follow along, plan campaigns to support your favs, or make predictions on how voting will shake out. We start at the top left on September 1st, then alternate left and right as we work our way down.
A sports-style elimination bracket of 32 minerals labeled "Mineral Cup 2025". Text below reads, "Daily voting takes place on www.MineralCup.org in September. Campaign on your favorite social media using #MinCup25." The starting matches are, in chronological order: chrysotile versus pectolite, stibnite versus okenite, jeremejevite versus haüyne, calcite versus perovskite, silver versus baryte, carpathite versus leucite, sanidine versus hematite, pollucite versus tugtupite, kosmochlor versus azurite, dioptase versus wavellite, titanite versus thortveitite, zunyite versus molybdenite, topaz versus kyanite, cuprosklodowskite versus ikaite, taenite versus nontronite, and paddlewheelite versus mannardite.
August 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
secondgeeses.bsky.social
I should be able to choose a healthcare provider based on if they have a TV playing in the waiting room or not.

I am watching Family Feud against my will at 7am.
August 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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south london periodontist office called "gums of brixton"
August 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Nobody captured love, loss, and the fight for belonging more powerfully than Andrea Gibson did. Their words gave voice to the unseen and hope to the unheard.

Colorado is better because of their words. Our hearts are with their loved ones and all mourning this profound loss.
July 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM