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  1. Susie Leopold @[email protected] ·

    How, you might ask, does a perfectly formed #zircon get into a sapphire?

    Sapphire melting temp: around 2030 °C. (wikipedia)
    Zircon melting temp: high melting point (over 2500°C). (ga.gov.au/education/classroom-)
    Tiny zircons can withstand a lot of what makes and destroys other minerals.

    Vote: mineralcup.org/results/round-4

    #TeamZircon #MinCup23 #MinCup2023 #MineralCup23 #MineralCup2023 #MineralCup #MinCup #SciComm #Science #Minerals #Geology #Mineralogy #Teaching #Education

    #zircon #teamzircon #mincup23 #mincup2023 #mineralcup23 #mineralcup2023
  2. Susie Leopold @[email protected] ·

    Just leaving this here. Zircon and monazite. You're not going to see calcite in a sapphire, it couldn't take the heat.
    #TeamZircon #sapphire #MineralInclusions #euhedral #MinCup23 #MinCup2023 #MineralCup23 #MineralCup2023 #MineralCup #MinCup #SciComm #Science #Minerals #Geology #Mineralogy #Teaching #Education #STEM #Zircon

    #teamzircon #sapphire #mineralinclusions #euhedral #mincup23 #mincup2023
  3. Susie Leopold @[email protected] ·

    NPR is #TeamZircon!

    npr.org/2022/12/29/1139782011/

    #MinCup2023

    #teamzircon #mincup2023