#fluorapatite — Public Fediverse posts
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Dark purple, stepped #Fluorite octahedron on #Quartz with #Bertrandite and blue #Fluorapatite
#Kazakhstan
Photo by Thomas Uhlig
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
Dark purple, stepped #Fluorite octahedron on #Quartz with #Bertrandite and blue #Fluorapatite
#Kazakhstan
Photo by Thomas Uhlig
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Fluorapatite
La Marina Mine, #Colombia
Photo by Kiyoshi Kiikuni
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Fluorapatite
La Marina Mine, #Colombia
Photo by Kiyoshi Kiikuni
By #GeologicalWondersToo / Karen Kemp
#GeologyPage #Nature #Minerals #Crystals #Gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer #RockPorn -
#Fluorapatite on #Elbaite - Alto da Cabeca Mine, #Brazil - 5.5cm
By @themineralogicalrecord
By #MineralMasterpiece
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #minerals #crystals #gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer -
#Fluorapatite on #Elbaite - Alto da Cabeca Mine, #Brazil - 5.5cm
By @themineralogicalrecord
By #MineralMasterpiece
#Geology #GeologyPage #Nature #minerals #crystals #gems #Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Photographer -
Match 3, #MinCup23
#Fluorapatite
Ca5(PO4)3F
Name: Greek origin meaning to deceive
Occurrence: accessory in igneous and metamorphic rocks, hydrothermal veins
Neat fact: in shark teeth#Zircon
Zr(SiO4)
Name: derived from Persian zargun - "gold-hued"
Occurrence: accessory in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
Neat fact: so far oldest dated mineral on Earth, 4.4 billion years -
Match 3, #mincup23
#Fluorapatite
Ca5(PO4)3F
Name: Greek origin meaning to deceive
Occurrence: accessory in igneous and metamorphic rocks, hydrothermal veins
Neat fact: in shark teeth#Zircon
Zr(SiO4)
Name: derived from Persian zargun - "gold-hued"
Occurrence: accessory in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
Neat fact: so far oldest dated mineral on Earth, 4.4 billion years -
@vickyveritas I suspect most votes for #Zircon are mostly grad students with Stockholm Syndrome. They simply can't avoid voting for #zircon after spending months picking zircon out for analysis :-p Anyway, I voted for #fluorapatite. #MinCup23
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@vickyveritas I suspect most votes for #Zircon are mostly grad students with Stockholm Syndrome. They simply can't avoid voting for #zircon after spending months picking zircon out for analysis :-p Anyway, I voted for #fluorapatite. #MinCup23
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A little over 8 hours to go, and #zircon has a wide lead over #fluorapatite. Make your best arguments, your funniest memes, and your snarkiest shade! Then VOTE! #MinCup23
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A little over 8 hours to go, and #zircon has a wide lead over #fluorapatite. Make your best arguments, your funniest memes, and your snarkiest shade! Then VOTE! #MinCup23
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#fluorapatite can be used for dating geo processes; not only by the accumulation of radiogenic isotopes, but also from the accumulation of damage from the fission of uranium. Mary Roden-Tice (SUNY Plattsburgh) showed that the rocks in the Adirondack portion of the Grenville were near the surface (<100°C) by the Cretaceous (~100 million years ago). Roden-Tice et al., J. Geology (2000). (Mary has since passed away).
#MinCup23 #Adirondack #NewYork #Geology -
#fluorapatite can be used for dating geo processes; not only by the accumulation of radiogenic isotopes, but also from the accumulation of damage from the fission of uranium. Mary Roden-Tice (SUNY Plattsburgh) showed that the rocks in the Adirondack portion of the Grenville were near the surface (<100°C) by the Cretaceous (~100 million years ago). Roden-Tice et al., J. Geology (2000). (Mary has since passed away).
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Vote #fluorapatite !
It's the prettiest! It comes in green! and blue! and red! and orange! and teal! and yellow! and white! and a very pretty lavender! -
Wow. This is a tough one. Two worthy opponents.
I don't have a clear dog in this fight both are worthy I'm going to watch what folks argue and put my thumb on the scale late in the game. Very exciting! (For geology nerds).
BTW, I judge on creativity, beauty, panache, humor, economic/historic/cultural value, and what it looks like in thin section.
#MinCup23 Round 1 Match 3: #Fluorapatite v #Zircon! -
Wow. This is a tough one. Two worthy opponents.
I don't have a clear dog in this fight both are worthy I'm going to watch what folks argue and put my thumb on the scale late in the game. Very exciting! (For geology nerds).
BTW, I judge on creativity, beauty, panache, humor, economic/historic/cultural value, and what it looks like in thin section.
#MinCup23 Round 1 Match 3: #Fluorapatite v #Zircon! -
Okay so #fluorapatite sounds like it should be chaos (shark teeth!) but really how much more controlled do you get than regularly regrowing all your teeth? (And why isn't that a thing humans retained when we evolved? Think of the $ we'd save on dental bills!)
#Zircon tho. My understanding is Zircon sure has given scientists some fun times figuring out how it even WORKS re background radiation of the universe and time. Also, Dr who = Time Lord = peak chaos. Vote Zircon! #MinCup23
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Okay so #fluorapatite sounds like it should be chaos (shark teeth!) but really how much more controlled do you get than regularly regrowing all your teeth? (And why isn't that a thing humans retained when we evolved? Think of the $ we'd save on dental bills!)
#Zircon tho. My understanding is Zircon sure has given scientists some fun times figuring out how it even WORKS re background radiation of the universe and time. Also, Dr who = Time Lord = peak chaos. Vote Zircon! #MinCup23
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#DoctorWho fans! Zircon needs your help. #TeamZircon.
QT: https://mastodon.social/@MineralCup/110998058838272417
[email protected] - Tick-took, tick-tick, it’s time to break your heart with #MinCup23 Round 1 Match 3: #Fluorapatite v #Zircon!It’s shiny shark teeth vs the Time Lord. You have 24 hours.
Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-3
Check results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-3
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#DoctorWho fans! Zircon needs your help. #TeamZircon.
QT: https://mastodon.social/@MineralCup/110998058838272417
[email protected] - Tick-took, tick-tick, it’s time to break your heart with #MinCup23 Round 1 Match 3: #Fluorapatite v #Zircon!It’s shiny shark teeth vs the Time Lord. You have 24 hours.
Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-3
Check results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-3