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Also, the #MinCup23 #zircon victory has been published if you’d like an appetizer while you ready your strategies for #MinCup24! Mineral Cup is coming September 1st!!

https://www.mineralcup.org/about/2023

They just announced Mineral and Fossil of the Year 2024 in Hungary! Mineral is corundum, and fossil is the woolly mammoth.
Also, Mineral Resource of the Year will be copper.

Yay!

#minerals #MinCup23 #fossils #gems

When not writing stories about #zircon for #MinCup23 (hooray!), I can be found on occasion doing other #scicomm. This is from an event over the weekend at the #Australian Parliament House Open Day (to mark 35 years since the opening). Geoscience Australia were invited to tell the stories of the beautiful architectural #stone from around the world used in the design of the building (see examples in the picture). We also threw in some local rocks and #fossils and some of our awesome interactive tubs. It was a busy day but always interesting to talk to the public. Big thanks to the GA and APH organisers for a great day!

Well heck. The winner I was expecting. (Can we have an unexpected winner next year? 🤣) congrats, #zircon! #MinCup23

With so many tight matches, it’s going to take us a day to put together the traditional Victory Parade. Please feel free to celebrate (or mourn) and we’ll see you tomorrow.

Have ideas on what went well or what we can do better? Please fill out our post-game survey! https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/players-survey

Curious about the people behind #MinCup23? Here’s this year’s volunteers: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023-volunteers

Congratulations, #Zircon! Condolences, #Perovskite, and better luck next year!

That was an impressive match with clear Get Out The Vote efforts from both teams, particularly in the final hours where we saw it flip several times.

We are in awe, and want to recognize your efforts at entertainment, education, and enthusiasm. Thank you for making #MinCup23 so much fun!

After an intense match with 3757 votes, perpetual runner-up #Zircon takes the #MinCup23 Championship by just 61 votes over #Perovskite!

#Zircon and #Perovskite are worthy adversaries. Congratulations!

Next year is the year of #sapphirine. Momentum is building -it received 100's of more votes than last year.

Go Blue! Go Sapphirine!
#MInCup23 #Granulite

#TeamZircon This is all you! Congratulations! #MinCup23 Champions! Good job #TeamPerovskite!

An amazing month of mineral facts, photos, and fun. The organizers of #MinCup23, @MineralCup have done an astounding job of keeping everything straight and maintaining the enthusiasm. Thank you!

Thanks also to www.MinDat.org for their support and resources.

Last call for #MinCup23 votes! Get in for your team NOW just in case our site crumbles a bit under the traffic. 😬

#TeamZircon our lead is gone!

If there's anyone you can convince to vote, now's the time

https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-5-match-1
#MinCup23

Q: Are you sure #MinCup23 isn’t being swamped by bots or ballot-stuffing?!

A: We’re monitoring incoming votes and know exactly why the tides are turning. It’s very enthusiastic electioneering efforts.

Want to flip the vote? Find more players! Both these minerals have what it takes to win

With under 2 hours to go in #MinCup23, #Perovskite has picked up momentum and is on the verge of taking the lead from #Zircon.

PSA:
While #Zircon continues to have a strong lead, the ratios are shifting and we’re seeing an uptick in the proportion of #Perovskite votes. #MinCup23 is far from decided!

Just hours left in #MinCup23 FINAL MATCH!

Will our Champion be #Zircon, the eternal timekeeper, or #Perovskite, the cubical rain on brown dwarf stars?

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-5-match-1

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-5-match-1

Less than 4 hours remaining to recruit new players and ensure #Zircon is crowned #MinCup23 champion!

#Zircon shock twins in zircon with planar fractures in Chicxulub quartz-monzodiorite dike. Do not be complacent #TeamZircon. Call your grandma and your Great Uncle Bob. Rally your colleagues and students. Pester your parents. Annoy your neighbors. This is it! We still need some zircon magic to keep the votes coming! #ZirconRemembers #MinCup23

Vote here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-5-match-1

Brilliant. You can assure this is the last time :) Come join the meme team, and vote for #TeamZircon #MinCup23 #Zircon

#MinCup23 Here's a gorgeous big zircon crystal in a rock thin section of a Lewisian gneiss from Rodil in South Harris. Field of view about 2mm wide. 🥰 🤩 #VoteZircon #Geology #Mineralogy #Lewisian

Do you like sparkle? Gem-quality zircon has a higher refractive index than sapphires or rubies. Blue zircons are more expensive, and are usually are heat-treated. Do not confuse them with cubic zirconium. More here: https://marksingermandesigns.com/2016/12/14/five-essential-things-to-know-about-zircon-gemstones/

#ZirconsAreForever #MinCup23 #Zircon

#MinCup23 Enjoy FUN WITH ZIRCON - award-winning short video by Glasgow student Mirren Green, to accompany her final year lab project in 2019 😊 Vote zircon!!! #Zircon #Geology #Mineralogy #Iona #Lewisian https://youtu.be/W_GuozXgpR8?si=VmkehYZVqE2h_bqW

https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-5-match-1 And for chrissakes don't vote for #Zircon. It wins every year.

#MinCup23 #MineralCup

#MinCup23 It's the FINAL!! Vote zircon - the friend of the foramanifera 🥰 https://aus.social/@ksircombe/111156616671274672