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Bkania
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Science. Rocks. Foodie. Wannabe Humorist. Socializing. Politics. Sci-fi
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earthquakeguy.bsky.social
The November 20, 1933 M7.3 #earthquake offshore Baffin Island, #Nunavut triggered submarine landslides.
See some of the latest research here:
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....
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November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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nadwgab.bsky.social
324 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Nepheline:
- A feldspathoid mineral
- Forms in volcanic rocks with low silica content
- Its name comes from the Greek word "νεφέλη/nephélē" (cloud) because it turns cloudy when exposed to strong acid #minerals
A blocky chunk of greyish-white, featureless nepheline, with dark brown stripes of biotite. From Dungannon, Ontario, Canada. Specimen on display in the Natural History Museum, London.
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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wbuett.bsky.social
Remember, Galena is not only the principal ore for lead, but also an important ore for silver. Vote Galena.
Great Galena cubes, seen in the Mineralogical Museum, Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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mikamckinnon.bsky.social
Psst. Did you see?

After years of asking us for mini-cups, we have a week-long race through the blend of economics and geology that are ore minerals.

Go, learn, share, vote!
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Nov 3
The first match in #OreCup is on now as #Galena and #Copper battle for your vote. Do you favour the lead ore or the native metal?

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
www.mineralcup.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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newsweek.com
A new SeniorLiving.org report found that 69 percent of beneficiaries would leave their plan over price increases.
Medicare Price Hikes Would Push Majority of Seniors to Ditch Plans—Poll
www.newsweek.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
Why hello, minerals from Cups past!

It’s always fun to see our contenders (and some Champions) at an affordable price tag in local rock shops.
Black kyanite fans in small cardboard half-boxes Box of raw pale blue larimar with polished beads in the adjacent box A box of rough cream and pink rhodochrosite priced per ounce Box of rainbow-tarnished bornite ore
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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darthbluesky.bsky.social
i am not saying the world has gone completely bonkers but
the world has gone absolutely completely bonkers
dannykpolitics.bsky.social Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · Oct 6
WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents
October 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
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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mineralcup.bsky.social
We have a #MinCup25 champion!!

Congratulations, #Kyanite!
www.mineralcup.org/2025

After eight years of competing, another few hours to verify votes was nothing, right?

Amazing first run, #Tugtupite, and better luck next year.
2025 — Mineral Cup
www.mineralcup.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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vickyveritas.bsky.social
#MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Oct 2
Hark! What’s that we see on the horizon?

Is it something new? Something mostly metallic, quite heavy, and essential to society? It’s an all-new collaboration with IMA!

Ore Cup: www.mineralcup.org/about-ore-cup

Voting starts Monday November 3. Winner crowned IMA Ore Mineral of the Year
October 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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martinhajovsky.bsky.social
Heroes all. #MinCup25
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Oct 2
Ever wonder about who makes Mineral Cup happen?

Here’s the #MinCup25 volunteer team! www.mineralcup.org/2025/volunte...

Want to join us? We’re always recruiting more volunteers!
Volunteers — Mineral Cup
www.mineralcup.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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vickyveritas.bsky.social
#MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Oct 2
Ever wonder about who makes Mineral Cup happen?

Here’s the #MinCup25 volunteer team! www.mineralcup.org/2025/volunte...

Want to join us? We’re always recruiting more volunteers!
Volunteers — Mineral Cup
www.mineralcup.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
Ever wonder about who makes Mineral Cup happen?

Here’s the #MinCup25 volunteer team! www.mineralcup.org/2025/volunte...

Want to join us? We’re always recruiting more volunteers!
Volunteers — Mineral Cup
www.mineralcup.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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pbsnews.org
America has a new favorite fat bear.

Overcoming a broken jaw and an injured paw, Bear 32, also known as ‘Chunk,’ was proclaimed the winner of this year’s “Fat Bear Week.”
October 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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dotsandlines.bsky.social
As of placing my vote, it looks like only a one-vote margin between the two. #MinCup25 is a close one!

If you haven't voted, now is the time! If you have, tell your friends to join!
mineralcup.bsky.social Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · Oct 1
#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 10:49 PM
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judithgeology.bsky.social
⚒️ 🧪

A M6.9 earthquake struck Cebu island in the Philippines today, causing at least 20 deaths.

The rupture seems to have occurred on an unmapped fault, started below the ocean and continuing to the southwest, passing near populated areas of Cebu.

Read more:
Deadly M6.9 earthquake strikes central Philippines
An unexpected event on an apparently unmapped fault
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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mineralcup.bsky.social
#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Semifinal 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Tugtupite vs Dioptase Photo credits: Parent Géry and Michael Roarke
www.mineralcup.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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mattcameron.bsky.social
hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.
"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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reuters.com
US court suspends Trump layoff of hundreds at Voice of America reut.rs/3VHWjRR
US court suspends Trump layoff of hundreds at Voice of America
A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration on Monday to pause the layoffs of hundreds of employees from the agency that owns the U.S. news service Voice of America, adding that government officials had shown "concerning disrespect" for the court's directives.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:50 AM
bkania.bsky.social
Can #Dioptase capture the revenge vote from #TeamPervovskite? #Perovskite?
The newcomer, #Tugtupite has amassed a huge following as a newcomer. #Mincup25
September 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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minouette.bsky.social
Hematite wins the arts vote for sculpture too! It’s been used to colour sculpture and within sculpture and jewellery for centuries!

Vote hematite! #MinCup25
Mirror-bearer Maya artist(s) 410–650 CE “This Mirror-Bearer figure is the best-preserved example of portable Maya wood sculpture and one of the highlights of the Early Classic period (ca. 250–550 CE) Maya art. The artist created this figure out of a solid piece of hardwood from the genus Cordia, known locally as bocote. Research determined a radiocarbon age for the wood of 1425 years before present (± 120 years), or a range of 410 to 650 CE. It was said to have come from the border region between Guatemala and Tabasco, Mexico. Most likely, to judge from its extraordinary preservation, the findspot must have been a dry cave or well-sealed funerary chamber. The damage on its left side is the result of some wear or decay in that context, perhaps from resting against a surface or being subjected to varying passage of air.” Coloured with hematite Title: Mirror-bearer Artist: Maya artist(s) Date: 410–650 CE Geography: Guatemala or Mexico Culture: Maya Medium: Cordia wood (bocote), red hematite Dimensions: H. 14 1/8 x W. 9 x D. 9 in. (35.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm) Classification: Wood-Sculpture Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 Object Number: 1979.206.1063 Via the Met Museum Crocodile-head figure pendant Chiriquí artist(s) 700–1550 CE On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 360 “This large pendant takes the form of a broad-shouldered standing male with a crocodilian head. The head and body were expertly cast from gold-copper alloy in two pieces using the lost-wax technique. The bipartite work is connected at the neck with a chain-link join. This feature, rare in metal works from the Americas, allows for articulated movement of the body so that it may swing freely from side to side. Reflective pyrite inlays in the torso and eyes are also unusual and add to the crocodilian being’s striking appearance. The figure is also adorned with a braided belt with spherical ornaments.” Title: Crocodile-head figure pendant Artist: Chiriquí artist(s) Date: 700–1550 CE Geography: Costa Rica or Panama Culture: Chiriqui Medium: Gold (cast alloy), pyrite inlay, hematite Dimensions: H. 6 x W. 4 1/8 x D. 2 in. (15.2 x 10.5 x 5.1 cm) Classification: Metal-Ornaments Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 Object Number: 1979.206.1064 Via the Met Museum
September 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
Not only is hematite one of the oldest pigments known to our species, it’s also carved. Vote for this titan of art history!

Hematite was used for amulets for healing & to protect health as it was believed to stop the flow of blood. 🩸

Vote hematite while you still can!

#MinCup25
Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised) Byzantine (Egypt) 6th–7th century Inscriptions identify the subject of this amulet as the Woman with the Issue of Blood (Mark 5:25–34; Luke 8:43–48). On the reverse a woman stands in the orant (prayer) pose. Hematite was believed to stop the flow of blood and was a favorite medium for amulets related to female reproductive health and menstrual problems. Via the Met Museum Necklace with Gold Marriage Medallion and Hematite Amulet Byzantine 400–450 (medallion); 100–200 (amulet) “The marriage of the two figures on the gold pendant is blessed by Christ who holds wreaths over their heads, a Christian variation of a pagan motif. The hematite pendant with its solar deity was probably attached for its healing qualities. This work was part of a hoard found at the base of the Capitoline Hill, the center of commercial activity in Rome even after the transfer of the imperial capital to Constantinople. The jewelry was probably hidden during the sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410 or the Vandals in 455.” Necklace with Gold Marriage Medallion and Hematite Amulet Date: 400–450 (medallion); 100–200 (amulet) Culture: Byzantine Medium: Gold wrought and worked in repoussé and hematite Dimensions: Length chain: 31in. (78.7cm) Medallion: 2 9/16 x 7/16 in. (6.5 x 1.1 cm) Hermatite: 1 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in. (4.3 x 3 x 0.7 cm) Classification: Metalwork-Gold Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1958 Object Number: 58.12 Via The Met
September 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
bkania.bsky.social
I would say on just the campaigning alone, #Hematite should win this Semi Final round of #Mincup25 but alas it is based on votes. Please vote for #Hematite
September 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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vickyveritas.bsky.social
Silver hematite iron roses (sculptural, tabular crystals that form rose-like petals & clusters) with prasem quartz (colored green by acicular inclusions of actinolite) forms an ocean floor seascape. Truly #EarthArt.

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#MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐
Spectacular silver #Hematite iron roses (sculptural, tabular crystals that form rose-like petals & clusters) with prasem quartz (colored green by acicular inclusions of actinolite) forms an ocean floor seascape. From Mongolia. Photo source: https://www.ebay.it/itm/141193859226
September 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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martinhajovsky.bsky.social
Fellow Hematitians, lend me your votes! (Unless you’ve already voted. If so, then lend me your lobbying to get MORE votes.) With an hour-and-a-half to go, #Kyanite has a pretty big lead over our #Hematite. Bloodstone Buddy powers, ACTIVATE! #MinCup25

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
September 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM