bookandswordblogNov 17
Not sure about one vendor's display practices at the Victoria Gem Show https://victoriagemshow.com/ (#MinCup25 fans can play guess the two minerals) #geology
Bill MinarikNov 7

Native copper in a sedimentary conglomerate. It is proposed that detrital hematite reacts with copper sulfate solutions to reduce the copper and the fluids carry away the iron and sulfur.

From Calumet and Hekla Mine, Michigan. University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum Collection.

#OreCup25 #MinCup25 #Copper #Michigan #UpperPeninsula #UWaterloo

Vicky VeritasNov 7
The Flemish masters painted on #copper as it provided a smooth, luminous surface that allowed fine detail and durability of the exquisite works, like this self portrait of a laughing Rembrandt. #MinCup25 βš’οΈ sci-fi πŸ§ͺ πŸ––πŸΌ scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology🍎 πŸ”­πŸͺ

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Vicky VeritasNov 6
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Bill MinarikNov 6

Nice article on the type locality of #carrollite : Carroll County, Maryland and the Patapsco Mine.

https://jamesrada.com/carrollite-the-mineral-once-found-only-in-carroll-county/

#OreCup #OreCup25 #MinCup25 #Maryland #Sykesville #Cobalt

Vicky VeritasNov 6
Octahedral crystals, polysynthetic twinning striations, super conductivity, and iridescent sheen? Yes, please. #carrollite #MinCup25 βš’οΈ sci-fi πŸ§ͺ πŸ––πŸΌ scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology πŸ”­πŸͺ

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Vicky VeritasNov 5
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Vicky VeritasNov 4
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