GeologistsCat, 8 months ago to Cat German

Today at #MinCup23 it's #Arsenuranospathite vs #Rhodochrosite. Rhodocrosite #mineral with simple chemical composition or Arsenuranospathite. Some sources say that the crystal system of Arsenuranospathite is still not 100% clear-I vote for the glowing riddle-mysterious like a #cat

#MinCup2023 #catsofmastodon

inoru_no_hoshi, 8 months ago to random

Okay so #rhodochrosite is very pretty (especially the really nice, really expensive specimens), but... #uranium in an #arsenic ore?? Oh yeah, talk more chaos to me. #arsenuranospathite got my vote right away.

Do not ingest; handle with care; etc etc etc. #MinCup23

christinkallama, 8 months ago to random

R.I.P. all handwritten #MinCup23 brackets - the excessively long #Arsenuranospathite has made it to Round 2...

https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-14

GeologistsCat, 8 months ago to Minerals German

Today it is #Arsenuranospathite vs #Neptunite at #MinCup23. Both #minerals are rare. Neptunite has a watery name... No good choice for most #cat's. Arsenuranospathite contains up to 39.9% Uranium & thus must be handled with care exactly like all #CatsOfTwitter.
#DoesItCat? Yes
#catsofmastodon

hagbard, 8 months ago to random

Team #Arsenuranospathite

Okanogen, 8 months ago to random

Folks, trust me, just vote #Neptunite over #Arsenuranospathite.
Save time. #MinCup23

syferdet, 8 months ago to random

Wasn't #Arsenuranospathite the song Big Bird sang about the alphabet?

The name almost runs off the bracket.

#MinCup23

MineralCup, 8 months ago to random

We’ve almost finished the first round! #MinCup23 R1 Match 14:

It’s the glowing party of dangerous elements #Arsenuranospathite against the dark & opaque #Neptunite. You only get one.

Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-14

Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-14