Introducing our #OreCup winner and IMA Ore Mineral of the Year, #COPPER!

https://www.mineralcup.org/orecup/2025-copper

Ore Mineral of the Year Copper โ€” Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Copper! Copper! Yay!!

Congratulations to #OreCup winner and IMA Ore Mineral of the Year #Copper!

https://www.mineralcup.org/orecup/2025-copper

Ore Mineral of the Year Copper โ€” Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Congratulations to this guy for winning the inaugural Ore Cup and becoming the International Mineralogical Association's Ore mineral of the year!
https://www.mineralcup.org/

Go copper metal, you might not be a sulfide mineral but you still rock.

Image: Worlds largest chunk of mined vein copper. 19 tonnes of native copper!

#OreCup25 #orecup #MineralCup
#keweenaw #coppercountry #nativecopper #MichiganRocks #michigan

Copper fans, we did it! Copper is the very FIRST Ore Cup Champion & the Ore Mineral of the Year. Great job! ๐Ÿ™Œ Thank you, Mineral Cup team. The content has been extra excellent, & another great Cup. Kudos! 290 days until #MinCup26 ! #OreCup โš’๏ธ sci-fi ๐Ÿงช ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿผ scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿช

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Congratulations to #OreCup winner and IMA Ore Mineral of the Year #Copper!

https://www.mineralcup.org/orecup/2025-copper

Ore Mineral of the Year Copper โ€” Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Remember that the #OreCup final match between #Copper and #Molybdenite is running an extra-long 48 hours to catch weekday voters.

Twiddling your thumbs waiting? Give us feedback on our first mini-cup! https://www.mineralcup.org/orecup/players-survey

Ore Cup Players Survey โ€” Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS โ€” Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Vote to pick the Ore Mineral of the Year!

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Copper crystals can form beautiful leafy patterns called dendrites from the Greek word dendron meaning tree. Dendrites grow due to mineral-rich fluids moving through cracks or during rapid cooling from a melt or vapor. Vote and more๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ #OreCup โš’๏ธ sci-fi ๐Ÿงช ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿผ scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ”ญ๐Ÿช
Itโ€™s the final hours of #OreCup. Did you vote? https://www.mineralcup.org/vote-results/vote-r3m1
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS โ€” Mineral Cup & Ore Cup

Vote to pick the Ore Mineral of the Year!

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup