Rae Sanchez 🌋
@raevolcanologist.bsky.social
She/Her/Siya | PhD @ Massey University | Volcanic Risk Solutions | Volcano and Space lover 🌋🪐 | NASA Washington Space Grant Summer Fellow 2018 | 1st gen | Filipina 🇵🇭 | https://raethevolcanologist.carrd.co/
Reposted by Rae Sanchez 🌋
Todays ROTD 🧪⚒️ is Selenite, a variety of the crystallized gypsum mineral family. Currently, selenite crystals hold the record for largest crystals ever found on the planet! (discovered in the Naica mine located in Mexico)
4 types of selenite exist.
Satin spar (👇)
Selenite
Desert rose
Gypsum flower
4 types of selenite exist.
Satin spar (👇)
Selenite
Desert rose
Gypsum flower
October 11, 2023 at 11:44 PM
Todays ROTD 🧪⚒️ is Selenite, a variety of the crystallized gypsum mineral family. Currently, selenite crystals hold the record for largest crystals ever found on the planet! (discovered in the Naica mine located in Mexico)
4 types of selenite exist.
Satin spar (👇)
Selenite
Desert rose
Gypsum flower
4 types of selenite exist.
Satin spar (👇)
Selenite
Desert rose
Gypsum flower
Hi! My name is Rae, & I am a PhD student at Massey University, NZ studying hydrothermal alteration and its processes & timescales at Tongariro & Ruapehu. My broad interests include igneous petrology, volcanology, and planetary petrology. 🌋🪐
October 11, 2023 at 11:15 PM
Hi! My name is Rae, & I am a PhD student at Massey University, NZ studying hydrothermal alteration and its processes & timescales at Tongariro & Ruapehu. My broad interests include igneous petrology, volcanology, and planetary petrology. 🌋🪐