#dioptase — Public Fediverse posts
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#Dioptase
Reneville, #Congo
2.5 cm diameter
Photo by Albert Russ
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Dioptase
Reneville, #Congo
2.5 cm diameter
Photo by Albert Russ
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Dioptase
Reneville, #Congo
2.5 cm diameter
Photo by Albert Russ
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Dioptase
Reneville, #Congo
2.5 cm diameter
Photo by Albert Russ
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Dioptase
Reneville, #Congo
2.5 cm diameter
Photo by Albert Russ
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
It's just a little guy standing in front of #MinCup25 asking you to love it 🥺🦄💫
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
Dorky Forbidden Jelly Baby Dioptase needs a votes push to the end! Squishy hug time, get your yummy candy here! 🫂
It's a silly cyclosilicate resident of Oz as seen in the "If I only had an emerald brain" guy in the post above. Under 2 hours left to vote today, and if it gets through, please vote for #dioptase in the final starting right after it as well!
#HesJustALittleGuy #ForbiddenJellyBaby #JollyRancher #JellyBaby #ForbiddenCandy #TheWizardOfOz #turquoise #meme
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It's just a little guy standing in front of #MinCup25 asking you to love it 🥺🦄💫
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
Dorky Forbidden Jelly Baby Dioptase needs a votes push to the end! Squishy hug time, get your yummy candy here! 🫂
It's a silly cyclosilicate resident of Oz as seen in the "If I only had an emerald brain" guy in the post above. Under 2 hours left to vote today, and if it gets through, please vote for #dioptase in the final starting right after it as well!
#HesJustALittleGuy #ForbiddenJellyBaby #JollyRancher #JellyBaby #ForbiddenCandy #TheWizardOfOz #turquoise #meme
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It's just a little guy standing in front of #MinCup25 asking you to love it 🥺🦄💫
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
Dorky Forbidden Jelly Baby Dioptase needs a votes push to the end! Squishy hug time, get your yummy candy here! 🫂
It's a silly cyclosilicate resident of Oz as seen in the "If I only had an emerald brain" guy in the post above. Under 2 hours left to vote today, and if it gets through, please vote for #dioptase in the final starting right after it as well!
#HesJustALittleGuy #ForbiddenJellyBaby #JollyRancher #JellyBaby #ForbiddenCandy #TheWizardOfOz #turquoise #meme
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It's just a little guy standing in front of #MinCup25 asking you to love it 🥺🦄💫
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
Dorky Forbidden Jelly Baby Dioptase needs a votes push to the end! Squishy hug time, get your yummy candy here! 🫂
It's a silly cyclosilicate resident of Oz as seen in the "If I only had an emerald brain" guy in the post above. Under 2 hours left to vote today, and if it gets through, please vote for #dioptase in the final starting right after it as well!
#HesJustALittleGuy #ForbiddenJellyBaby #JollyRancher #JellyBaby #ForbiddenCandy #TheWizardOfOz #turquoise #meme
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It's just a little guy standing in front of #MinCup25 asking you to love it 🥺🦄💫
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
Dorky Forbidden Jelly Baby Dioptase needs a votes push to the end! Squishy hug time, get your yummy candy here! 🫂
It's a silly cyclosilicate resident of Oz as seen in the "If I only had an emerald brain" guy in the post above. Under 2 hours left to vote today, and if it gets through, please vote for #dioptase in the final starting right after it as well!
#HesJustALittleGuy #ForbiddenJellyBaby #JollyRancher #JellyBaby #ForbiddenCandy #TheWizardOfOz #turquoise #meme
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Still please asking #Mosstodon folks + others to consider voting for rock moss of the deserts, Dioptase in #MinCup25, thank you. 🙏 See post above and its replies for earlier photos! 🥦
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#TextureTuesday likewise in photos above! It's the #WizardOfOz choice as the "desert emerald", so head down the yellow brick road to the Desert Emerald City for a visit! Team #Elphaba needs your votes to help, #Wicked fans! 😉
2,5 hours left to vote! If it goes through, the finale starts right after at midnight UK time, so please vote for dioptase over Kyanite tomorrow as well! 🍀
((Or tugtupite if it wins tonight :blobcat_party: ))
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Still please asking #Mosstodon folks + others to consider voting for rock moss of the deserts, Dioptase in #MinCup25, thank you. 🙏 See post above and its replies for earlier photos! 🥦
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#TextureTuesday likewise in photos above! It's the #WizardOfOz choice as the "desert emerald", so head down the yellow brick road to the Desert Emerald City for a visit! Team #Elphaba needs your votes to help, #Wicked fans! 😉
2,5 hours left to vote! If it goes through, the finale starts right after at midnight UK time, so please vote for dioptase over Kyanite tomorrow as well! 🍀
((Or tugtupite if it wins tonight :blobcat_party: ))
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Still please asking #Mosstodon folks + others to consider voting for rock moss of the deserts, Dioptase in #MinCup25, thank you. 🙏 See post above and its replies for earlier photos! 🥦
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#TextureTuesday likewise in photos above! It's the #WizardOfOz choice as the "desert emerald", so head down the yellow brick road to the Desert Emerald City for a visit! Team #Elphaba needs your votes to help, #Wicked fans! 😉
2,5 hours left to vote! If it goes through, the finale starts right after at midnight UK time, so please vote for dioptase over Kyanite tomorrow as well! 🍀
((Or tugtupite if it wins tonight :blobcat_party: ))
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Still please asking #Mosstodon folks + others to consider voting for rock moss of the deserts, Dioptase in #MinCup25, thank you. 🙏 See post above and its replies for earlier photos! 🥦
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#TextureTuesday likewise in photos above! It's the #WizardOfOz choice as the "desert emerald", so head down the yellow brick road to the Desert Emerald City for a visit! Team #Elphaba needs your votes to help, #Wicked fans! 😉
2,5 hours left to vote! If it goes through, the finale starts right after at midnight UK time, so please vote for dioptase over Kyanite tomorrow as well! 🍀
((Or tugtupite if it wins tonight :blobcat_party: ))
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Still please asking #Mosstodon folks + others to consider voting for rock moss of the deserts, Dioptase in #MinCup25, thank you. 🙏 See post above and its replies for earlier photos! 🥦
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#TextureTuesday likewise in photos above! It's the #WizardOfOz choice as the "desert emerald", so head down the yellow brick road to the Desert Emerald City for a visit! Team #Elphaba needs your votes to help, #Wicked fans! 😉
2,5 hours left to vote! If it goes through, the finale starts right after at midnight UK time, so please vote for dioptase over Kyanite tomorrow as well! 🍀
((Or tugtupite if it wins tonight :blobcat_party: ))
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#Dioptase is an amazing colour-changing pleochroic goddess of a queen that looks as stunning as #Tugtupite - or more so.
She well deserves a crown in #MinCup25!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
An international 'crystal water' stone of mystery, it also went by the names of #achrite, #emeraudine, copper emerald or #kirghisite 🥷 👑
An amazing looking explosion of a starburst of a flower shape, The centre a turquoise colour, and the edges of the "blades" or petals of the flower in darker blueish violet colour, behind it darker still.
The lowest part white with flecks of yellow or gold, so it reminds you of space with its haze making for the starburst thought.Very dark green lustrous dioptase crystals that look almost black. This is a night queen that sparkles. And makes for sparks if you heat it up, being pyroelectric AND phleochroic, changing colour depending on how you look at it.
#CopperSilicate (CuSiO3·H2O). Its lustre is vitreous, glass-like, to sub-adamantine, so talking Wolverine shit here, folks. 😅
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#Dioptase is an amazing colour-changing pleochroic goddess of a queen that looks as stunning as #Tugtupite - or more so.
She well deserves a crown in #MinCup25!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
An international 'crystal water' stone of mystery, it also went by the names of #achrite, #emeraudine, copper emerald or #kirghisite 🥷 👑
An amazing looking explosion of a starburst of a flower shape, The centre a turquoise colour, and the edges of the "blades" or petals of the flower in darker blueish violet colour, behind it darker still.
The lowest part white with flecks of yellow or gold, so it reminds you of space with its haze making for the starburst thought.Very dark green lustrous dioptase crystals that look almost black. This is a night queen that sparkles. And makes for sparks if you heat it up, being pyroelectric AND phleochroic, changing colour depending on how you look at it.
#CopperSilicate (CuSiO3·H2O). Its lustre is vitreous, glass-like, to sub-adamantine, so talking Wolverine shit here, folks. 😅
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#Dioptase is an amazing colour-changing pleochroic goddess of a queen that looks as stunning as #Tugtupite - or more so.
She well deserves a crown in #MinCup25!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
An international 'crystal water' stone of mystery, it also went by the names of #achrite, #emeraudine, copper emerald or #kirghisite 🥷 👑
An amazing looking explosion of a starburst of a flower shape, The centre a turquoise colour, and the edges of the "blades" or petals of the flower in darker blueish violet colour, behind it darker still.
The lowest part white with flecks of yellow or gold, so it reminds you of space with its haze making for the starburst thought.Very dark green lustrous dioptase crystals that look almost black. This is a night queen that sparkles. And makes for sparks if you heat it up, being pyroelectric AND phleochroic, changing colour depending on how you look at it.
#CopperSilicate (CuSiO3·H2O). Its lustre is vitreous, glass-like, to sub-adamantine, so talking Wolverine shit here, folks. 😅
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#Dioptase is an amazing colour-changing pleochroic goddess of a queen that looks as stunning as #Tugtupite - or more so.
She well deserves a crown in #MinCup25!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
An international 'crystal water' stone of mystery, it also went by the names of #achrite, #emeraudine, copper emerald or #kirghisite 🥷 👑
An amazing looking explosion of a starburst of a flower shape, The centre a turquoise colour, and the edges of the "blades" or petals of the flower in darker blueish violet colour, behind it darker still.
The lowest part white with flecks of yellow or gold, so it reminds you of space with its haze making for the starburst thought.Very dark green lustrous dioptase crystals that look almost black. This is a night queen that sparkles. And makes for sparks if you heat it up, being pyroelectric AND phleochroic, changing colour depending on how you look at it.
#CopperSilicate (CuSiO3·H2O). Its lustre is vitreous, glass-like, to sub-adamantine, so talking Wolverine shit here, folks. 😅
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#Dioptase is an amazing colour-changing pleochroic goddess of a queen that looks as stunning as #Tugtupite - or more so.
She well deserves a crown in #MinCup25!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
An international 'crystal water' stone of mystery, it also went by the names of #achrite, #emeraudine, copper emerald or #kirghisite 🥷 👑
An amazing looking explosion of a starburst of a flower shape, The centre a turquoise colour, and the edges of the "blades" or petals of the flower in darker blueish violet colour, behind it darker still.
The lowest part white with flecks of yellow or gold, so it reminds you of space with its haze making for the starburst thought.Very dark green lustrous dioptase crystals that look almost black. This is a night queen that sparkles. And makes for sparks if you heat it up, being pyroelectric AND phleochroic, changing colour depending on how you look at it.
#CopperSilicate (CuSiO3·H2O). Its lustre is vitreous, glass-like, to sub-adamantine, so talking Wolverine shit here, folks. 😅
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Rhodochrosite's "Meat rock" Mineral Cup victory last year necessitates two vegetable wins! Why? So we get our MEAT & TWO VEG! 😁
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Eat your veg! Greens are good for you! You wouldn't eat Rudolph, and blood products are icky, whether reindeer's or other blood. Vote for #ForbiddenBroccoli, baked in #ForbiddenPie! 🥦 🥧
More photos in the post above and the cup tags. Please vote before midnight UK time, or within the next 18,5 hours, and thank you to Desert Queen voters!
You can read more about dioptase also here:
https://geologyscience.com/minerals/silicates-minerals/dioptase/#Rhodochrosite #Malachite #MeatAndTwoVeg #Veg #Vegetable #Crystal #Rock #Minerals #Forbidden
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Rhodochrosite's "Meat rock" Mineral Cup victory last year necessitates two vegetable wins! Why? So we get our MEAT & TWO VEG! 😁
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Eat your veg! Greens are good for you! You wouldn't eat Rudolph, and blood products are icky, whether reindeer's or other blood. Vote for #ForbiddenBroccoli, baked in #ForbiddenPie! 🥦 🥧
More photos in the post above and the cup tags. Please vote before midnight UK time, or within the next 18,5 hours, and thank you to Desert Queen voters!
You can read more about dioptase also here:
https://geologyscience.com/minerals/silicates-minerals/dioptase/#Rhodochrosite #Malachite #MeatAndTwoVeg #Veg #Vegetable #Crystal #Rock #Minerals #Forbidden
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Rhodochrosite's "Meat rock" Mineral Cup victory last year necessitates two vegetable wins! Why? So we get our MEAT & TWO VEG! 😁
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Eat your veg! Greens are good for you! You wouldn't eat Rudolph, and blood products are icky, whether reindeer's or other blood. Vote for #ForbiddenBroccoli, baked in #ForbiddenPie! 🥦 🥧
More photos in the post above and the cup tags. Please vote before midnight UK time, or within the next 18,5 hours, and thank you to Desert Queen voters!
You can read more about dioptase also here:
https://geologyscience.com/minerals/silicates-minerals/dioptase/#Rhodochrosite #Malachite #MeatAndTwoVeg #Veg #Vegetable #Crystal #Rock #Minerals #Forbidden
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Rhodochrosite's "Meat rock" Mineral Cup victory last year necessitates two vegetable wins! Why? So we get our MEAT & TWO VEG! 😁
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Eat your veg! Greens are good for you! You wouldn't eat Rudolph, and blood products are icky, whether reindeer's or other blood. Vote for #ForbiddenBroccoli, baked in #ForbiddenPie! 🥦 🥧
More photos in the post above and the cup tags. Please vote before midnight UK time, or within the next 18,5 hours, and thank you to Desert Queen voters!
You can read more about dioptase also here:
https://geologyscience.com/minerals/silicates-minerals/dioptase/#Rhodochrosite #Malachite #MeatAndTwoVeg #Veg #Vegetable #Crystal #Rock #Minerals #Forbidden
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Rhodochrosite's "Meat rock" Mineral Cup victory last year necessitates two vegetable wins! Why? So we get our MEAT & TWO VEG! 😁
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Eat your veg! Greens are good for you! You wouldn't eat Rudolph, and blood products are icky, whether reindeer's or other blood. Vote for #ForbiddenBroccoli, baked in #ForbiddenPie! 🥦 🥧
More photos in the post above and the cup tags. Please vote before midnight UK time, or within the next 18,5 hours, and thank you to Desert Queen voters!
You can read more about dioptase also here:
https://geologyscience.com/minerals/silicates-minerals/dioptase/#Rhodochrosite #Malachite #MeatAndTwoVeg #Veg #Vegetable #Crystal #Rock #Minerals #Forbidden
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Crown Emerald Copper, Desert Queen Dioptase!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Please vote for the pyroelectric, HOT desert mama! It's so amazing it can look like moss but is electric if you heat it up 😲
So, did someone call #electric #Mosstodon? The most arid deserts in the world have none, but grow moss-like dioptase to make up for it. The world's amazing, so spread the love & vote!
Forbidden #broccoli or green #cauliflower?Dioptase was first mistaken to be emerald and gets its colour and toxicity from copper. Hence, Emerald Copper and Desert Emerald nicknames! Although it's toxic - no licking! 😅 - the vivid green tones make it great for healing & the heart. 💚💎🧡
Here's some different mossy shapes to spot in different photos, if you want to look toward the ground instead of what you see in clouds! Thanks for voting!
#MinCup25 #Dioptase with emerandine 🥦 #Moss #Angel #Horse #Fish #Desert #DesertEmerald #Tugtupite #Mineral #Emerandine #Malachite #Copper #Toxic #Emerald #Gemstones #Jewellery #Healing #Spirituality
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Crown Emerald Copper, Desert Queen Dioptase!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Please vote for the pyroelectric, HOT desert mama! It's so amazing it can look like moss but is electric if you heat it up 😲
So, did someone call #electric #Mosstodon? The most arid deserts in the world have none, but grow moss-like dioptase to make up for it. The world's amazing, so spread the love & vote!
Forbidden #broccoli or green #cauliflower?Dioptase was first mistaken to be emerald and gets its colour and toxicity from copper. Hence, Emerald Copper and Desert Emerald nicknames! Although it's toxic - no licking! 😅 - the vivid green tones make it great for healing & the heart. 💚💎🧡
Here's some different mossy shapes to spot in different photos, if you want to look toward the ground instead of what you see in clouds! Thanks for voting!
#MinCup25 #Dioptase with emerandine 🥦 #Moss #Angel #Horse #Fish #Desert #DesertEmerald #Tugtupite #Mineral #Emerandine #Malachite #Copper #Toxic #Emerald #Gemstones #Jewellery #Healing #Spirituality
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Crown Emerald Copper, Desert Queen Dioptase!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Please vote for the pyroelectric, HOT desert mama! It's so amazing it can look like moss but is electric if you heat it up 😲
So, did someone call #electric #Mosstodon? The most arid deserts in the world have none, but grow moss-like dioptase to make up for it. The world's amazing, so spread the love & vote!
Forbidden #broccoli or green #cauliflower?Dioptase was first mistaken to be emerald and gets its colour and toxicity from copper. Hence, Emerald Copper and Desert Emerald nicknames! Although it's toxic - no licking! 😅 - the vivid green tones make it great for healing & the heart. 💚💎🧡
Here's some different mossy shapes to spot in different photos, if you want to look toward the ground instead of what you see in clouds! Thanks for voting!
#MinCup25 #Dioptase with emerandine 🥦 #Moss #Angel #Horse #Fish #Desert #DesertEmerald #Tugtupite #Mineral #Emerandine #Malachite #Copper #Toxic #Emerald #Gemstones #Jewellery #Healing #Spirituality
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Crown Emerald Copper, Desert Queen Dioptase!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Please vote for the pyroelectric, HOT desert mama! It's so amazing it can look like moss but is electric if you heat it up 😲
So, did someone call #electric #Mosstodon? The most arid deserts in the world have none, but grow moss-like dioptase to make up for it. The world's amazing, so spread the love & vote!
Forbidden #broccoli or green #cauliflower?Dioptase was first mistaken to be emerald and gets its colour and toxicity from copper. Hence, Emerald Copper and Desert Emerald nicknames! Although it's toxic - no licking! 😅 - the vivid green tones make it great for healing & the heart. 💚💎🧡
Here's some different mossy shapes to spot in different photos, if you want to look toward the ground instead of what you see in clouds! Thanks for voting!
#MinCup25 #Dioptase with emerandine 🥦 #Moss #Angel #Horse #Fish #Desert #DesertEmerald #Tugtupite #Mineral #Emerandine #Malachite #Copper #Toxic #Emerald #Gemstones #Jewellery #Healing #Spirituality
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Crown Emerald Copper, Desert Queen Dioptase!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
Please vote for the pyroelectric, HOT desert mama! It's so amazing it can look like moss but is electric if you heat it up 😲
So, did someone call #electric #Mosstodon? The most arid deserts in the world have none, but grow moss-like dioptase to make up for it. The world's amazing, so spread the love & vote!
Forbidden #broccoli or green #cauliflower?Dioptase was first mistaken to be emerald and gets its colour and toxicity from copper. Hence, Emerald Copper and Desert Emerald nicknames! Although it's toxic - no licking! 😅 - the vivid green tones make it great for healing & the heart. 💚💎🧡
Here's some different mossy shapes to spot in different photos, if you want to look toward the ground instead of what you see in clouds! Thanks for voting!
#MinCup25 #Dioptase with emerandine 🥦 #Moss #Angel #Horse #Fish #Desert #DesertEmerald #Tugtupite #Mineral #Emerandine #Malachite #Copper #Toxic #Emerald #Gemstones #Jewellery #Healing #Spirituality
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Yay! Dioptase won! I was worried because this whole series is a battle where weird minerals win for reasons that are just odd. Anyone remember the contest for #Paddlewheel or some such weird name? I’ll be in time for the next contest so I can study up a bit before voting. #MinCup25 #Dioptase
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Yay! Dioptase won! I was worried because this whole series is a battle where weird minerals win for reasons that are just odd. Anyone remember the contest for #Paddlewheel or some such weird name? I’ll be in time for the next contest so I can study up a bit before voting. #MinCup25 #Dioptase
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Yay! Dioptase won! I was worried because this whole series is a battle where weird minerals win for reasons that are just odd. Anyone remember the contest for #Paddlewheel or some such weird name? I’ll be in time for the next contest so I can study up a bit before voting. #MinCup25 #Dioptase
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Yay! Dioptase won! I was worried because this whole series is a battle where weird minerals win for reasons that are just odd. Anyone remember the contest for #Paddlewheel or some such weird name? I’ll be in time for the next contest so I can study up a bit before voting. #MinCup25 #Dioptase
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Yay! Dioptase won! I was worried because this whole series is a battle where weird minerals win for reasons that are just odd. Anyone remember the contest for #Paddlewheel or some such weird name? I’ll be in time for the next contest so I can study up a bit before voting. #MinCup25 #Dioptase
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I’ve been rather unfortunately distracted today cleaning up after flooding in my garage from the big storm in Phoenix Friday. BUT here’s a chance to cheer me up, vote in the #MinCup25 competition ending in 4 minutes!!!! Just go to this link and vote. No need to register.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#Dioptase is one of my favorite mineral crystals. A good photo I shot about 7 years ago here: https://flic.kr/p/GusZYy -
I’ve been rather unfortunately distracted today cleaning up after flooding in my garage from the big storm in Phoenix Friday. BUT here’s a chance to cheer me up, vote in the #MinCup25 competition ending in 4 minutes!!!! Just go to this link and vote. No need to register.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#Dioptase is one of my favorite mineral crystals. A good photo I shot about 7 years ago here: https://flic.kr/p/GusZYy -
I’ve been rather unfortunately distracted today cleaning up after flooding in my garage from the big storm in Phoenix Friday. BUT here’s a chance to cheer me up, vote in the #MinCup25 competition ending in 4 minutes!!!! Just go to this link and vote. No need to register.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#Dioptase is one of my favorite mineral crystals. A good photo I shot about 7 years ago here: https://flic.kr/p/GusZYy -
I’ve been rather unfortunately distracted today cleaning up after flooding in my garage from the big storm in Phoenix Friday. BUT here’s a chance to cheer me up, vote in the #MinCup25 competition ending in 4 minutes!!!! Just go to this link and vote. No need to register.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#Dioptase is one of my favorite mineral crystals. A good photo I shot about 7 years ago here: https://flic.kr/p/GusZYy -
I’ve been rather unfortunately distracted today cleaning up after flooding in my garage from the big storm in Phoenix Friday. BUT here’s a chance to cheer me up, vote in the #MinCup25 competition ending in 4 minutes!!!! Just go to this link and vote. No need to register.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote
#Dioptase is one of my favorite mineral crystals. A good photo I shot about 7 years ago here: https://flic.kr/p/GusZYy -
Cuprosklodowskite was mistakenly named for sklodowskite, in turn named for Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Dioptase has been used as a pigment since ancient times. You find it on Neolithic sculpture. Asian murals & Russian religious icons. It’s also used in jewellery. Dioptase wins the arts vote!
#MinCup25Vote for #dioptase here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
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Cuprosklodowskite was mistakenly named for sklodowskite, in turn named for Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Dioptase has been used as a pigment since ancient times. You find it on Neolithic sculpture. Asian murals & Russian religious icons. It’s also used in jewellery. Dioptase wins the arts vote!
#MinCup25Vote for #dioptase here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
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Cuprosklodowskite was mistakenly named for sklodowskite, in turn named for Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Dioptase has been used as a pigment since ancient times. You find it on Neolithic sculpture. Asian murals & Russian religious icons. It’s also used in jewellery. Dioptase wins the arts vote!
#MinCup25Vote for #dioptase here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
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Cuprosklodowskite was mistakenly named for sklodowskite, in turn named for Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Dioptase has been used as a pigment since ancient times. You find it on Neolithic sculpture. Asian murals & Russian religious icons. It’s also used in jewellery. Dioptase wins the arts vote!
#MinCup25Vote for #dioptase here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
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Cuprosklodowskite was mistakenly named for sklodowskite, in turn named for Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Dioptase has been used as a pigment since ancient times. You find it on Neolithic sculpture. Asian murals & Russian religious icons. It’s also used in jewellery. Dioptase wins the arts vote!
#MinCup25Vote for #dioptase here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
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Please vote Dioptase the rare pyroelectric #TeamGreen #DesertEmerald through to go against #tugtupite in the Mineral Cup semi-finals!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
Emerald copper FTW 💚💎🧡
We can get a #piezoelectricity versus #pyroelectricity battle for the ages! It's * #ELECTRIC * ;PPressure or fire, heating things up to get zappadelic, gotta love that.
Better yet:
"As mentioned in the introduction, there is a profound relationship between pyro and piezo sensors: Every pyroelectric crystal is also a piezoelectric crystal (but not vice versa)."
Heating leads to expansion of the crystal lattice, and a measurable electric voltage.https://www.dewetron.com/news/the-piezoelectric-and-pyroelectric-effect/
(After the last two days seeing mass vote stuffing tampering attempts, they're auditing preliminary results, so please rope in new folks to vote for this little toxic pyro guy instead! 🍀 Thank you for voting!)
#Dioptase #MinCup25 #pyroelectric #pyroelectricity #MineralCup -
Please vote Dioptase the rare pyroelectric #TeamGreen #DesertEmerald through to go against #tugtupite in the Mineral Cup semi-finals!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
Emerald copper FTW 💚💎🧡
We can get a #piezoelectricity versus #pyroelectricity battle for the ages! It's * #ELECTRIC * ;PPressure or fire, heating things up to get zappadelic, gotta love that.
Better yet:
"As mentioned in the introduction, there is a profound relationship between pyro and piezo sensors: Every pyroelectric crystal is also a piezoelectric crystal (but not vice versa)."
Heating leads to expansion of the crystal lattice, and a measurable electric voltage.https://www.dewetron.com/news/the-piezoelectric-and-pyroelectric-effect/
(After the last two days seeing mass vote stuffing tampering attempts, they're auditing preliminary results, so please rope in new folks to vote for this little toxic pyro guy instead! 🍀 Thank you for voting!)
#Dioptase #MinCup25 #pyroelectric #pyroelectricity #MineralCup -
Please vote Dioptase the rare pyroelectric #TeamGreen #DesertEmerald through to go against #tugtupite in the Mineral Cup semi-finals!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
Emerald copper FTW 💚💎🧡
We can get a #piezoelectricity versus #pyroelectricity battle for the ages! It's * #ELECTRIC * ;PPressure or fire, heating things up to get zappadelic, gotta love that.
Better yet:
"As mentioned in the introduction, there is a profound relationship between pyro and piezo sensors: Every pyroelectric crystal is also a piezoelectric crystal (but not vice versa)."
Heating leads to expansion of the crystal lattice, and a measurable electric voltage.https://www.dewetron.com/news/the-piezoelectric-and-pyroelectric-effect/
(After the last two days seeing mass vote stuffing tampering attempts, they're auditing preliminary results, so please rope in new folks to vote for this little toxic pyro guy instead! 🍀 Thank you for voting!)
#Dioptase #MinCup25 #pyroelectric #pyroelectricity #MineralCup -
Please vote Dioptase the rare pyroelectric #TeamGreen #DesertEmerald through to go against #tugtupite in the Mineral Cup semi-finals!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
Emerald copper FTW 💚💎🧡
We can get a #piezoelectricity versus #pyroelectricity battle for the ages! It's * #ELECTRIC * ;PPressure or fire, heating things up to get zappadelic, gotta love that.
Better yet:
"As mentioned in the introduction, there is a profound relationship between pyro and piezo sensors: Every pyroelectric crystal is also a piezoelectric crystal (but not vice versa)."
Heating leads to expansion of the crystal lattice, and a measurable electric voltage.https://www.dewetron.com/news/the-piezoelectric-and-pyroelectric-effect/
(After the last two days seeing mass vote stuffing tampering attempts, they're auditing preliminary results, so please rope in new folks to vote for this little toxic pyro guy instead! 🍀 Thank you for voting!)
#Dioptase #MinCup25 #pyroelectric #pyroelectricity #MineralCup -
Please vote Dioptase the rare pyroelectric #TeamGreen #DesertEmerald through to go against #tugtupite in the Mineral Cup semi-finals!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m04
Emerald copper FTW 💚💎🧡
We can get a #piezoelectricity versus #pyroelectricity battle for the ages! It's * #ELECTRIC * ;PPressure or fire, heating things up to get zappadelic, gotta love that.
Better yet:
"As mentioned in the introduction, there is a profound relationship between pyro and piezo sensors: Every pyroelectric crystal is also a piezoelectric crystal (but not vice versa)."
Heating leads to expansion of the crystal lattice, and a measurable electric voltage.https://www.dewetron.com/news/the-piezoelectric-and-pyroelectric-effect/
(After the last two days seeing mass vote stuffing tampering attempts, they're auditing preliminary results, so please rope in new folks to vote for this little toxic pyro guy instead! 🍀 Thank you for voting!)
#Dioptase #MinCup25 #pyroelectric #pyroelectricity #MineralCup