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  1. Kyanite is used in porcelain(more dishware and plumbing than art) but it is used in jewelry. Plus it is an index mineral. But I am going to give the art vote to Dioptase for its unparalleled history as a pigment which stretches back to the Neolithic! For the #MinCup24 semi-finals and the last surviving pigment in competition!

    #scicomm #artHist #pigment #mineral

  2. Pretty blue Kyanite is used in porcelain(though more dishware/plumbing than art) but it is used in jewelry. Points for physics as an index mineral.

    But topaz wins the art vote with centuries of gems, carving & jewelry. Plus on the physics front we have its use in lens & xray spectroscopy #MinCup24
    #scicomm #minerals #artHist

  3. Now live - #MinCup24 Round 1 Match 1: Kaolinite vs. Abelsonite. Not much of a fight if you ask me (#sedimentary bias).

    mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r1m01