Vicky VeritasAug 15, 2024

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

2023 — Mineral Cup

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AnthropoceneManDec 8, 2023

#Today, 4 days until my first Mastoversary

A hundred bits o’ #BadPoetry
The alt-history of #JohnMastodon
and his Neo-Lithic backstory at the dawn of the #AnthropoScene

Was it the lure of the #PacificTreeOctopus
Or the fun of #MinCup23
That drew me to post
a #ThickTrunkTuesday tree?

I never dipped but a toe
Into the Xitter of X
Enough to see the reality
Of media that is a vex

BlueSky holds interest
Though its mostly niche
It has that academic feel
But also a bit pastiche

#Mastodon is fun
#Mastodon is freeing
#Mastodon lets me…be me-ing

#ShitePoetry #CephalopodDefenseLeague
#TreesIsHabitat
#Hashtag
#Coffee
#MakeGoodChoices
#MakeEarthGreatAgain
#LifesTooShortForMarginalCoffee

Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágNov 10, 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

ksircombeOct 9, 2023
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!
Euan MitchellOct 2, 2023

It’s had to wait 4.4 billion years but the Time Lord’s time has finally come! Zircon is the champion of #mincup23!
🏆 🤩 🎉
Congratulations #Zircon, #TeamZircon!
#MineralCup2023

Image credit: John Valley, UW-Madison

GeologistsCatOct 2, 2023
Before I forget. Many thanks to the @MineralCup team for moderating the competition!
Many thanks to all my friends and furriends who took part in #MinCup23. We are very curious about which #minerals take part next year....
Simba🐾
#MinCup23 #CatsOfTwitter #Mincup2023 #DoesItCat #catsofmastodon
InoruOct 2, 2023
Well heck. The winner I was expecting. (Can we have an unexpected winner next year? 🤣) congrats, #zircon! #MinCup23
Show threadMineral Cup & Ore CupOct 2, 2023

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!

Player Survey — Mineral Cup

This was our first time self-hosting Mineral Cup. It involved a lot of changes and a lot of experiments. We’d love to get your feedback on what worked, what didn’t, and ideas on what to do differently. We’d also like a better idea of who our players are (and how that’s changed) and where to find the

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Show threadMineral Cup & Ore CupOct 2, 2023

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!

Mineral Cup & Ore CupOct 2, 2023
After an intense match with 3757 votes, perpetual runner-up #Zircon takes the #MinCup23 Championship by just 61 votes over #Perovskite!