Elements are minerals when they have an organized crystal structure. I don't make the rules
Adriana Guatame-García
@adrianaguatame.bsky.social
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Assist. Prof. in Critical Mineral Resources at the University of Calgary | Science & Policy | GeoLatinas | 🇨🇴🇳🇱🇨🇦 | she/her/ella Posts in English & Español
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My stupid argument in favour of silver: the symbol (Ag) is my initials 😅
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I have a love/hate relationship with baryte. I did my undergrad thesis on Baryte deposits in NW Colombia, good memories. But also, baryte is classified as a critical mineral in the USA because it is needed for drilling muds. Wrong reason to define criticality, if you ask me.
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Same here. I only saw one rider (besides me) masking today. And I’m counting my entire round-trip commute!
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#MinCup25 continúa con el 2do choque de minerales. Hoy la Estibina o Antimonita (#Stibonite) se enfrenta a la Okenita (#Okenite). El primero maquillaje en el antiguo Egipto. El 2do es un mineral blanco y fibroso que parece algodón.
Yo voté Okenita
Votá: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Vote in Round 1 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Okenite
#MinCup Round 1 Match 2 is underway!
It’s dark & dramatic #Stibonite vs fluffy & adorable #Okenite. Kohl or cottonball?
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Check results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 1 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Okenite
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Looking forward to learn about cuprosklodowskite, haüyne, jeremejevite, kosmochlor, mannardite, paddlewheelite, thortveitite (I would not even know how to pronounce those names!)
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I cannot believe this is the first time azurite is in the MinCup!
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Hark! Is that a mineral list I spy? www.mineralcup.org/2025/mineral...
Lots of new contenders this year as we increase to 75% turnover for #MinCup25.
Minerals List — Mineral Cup
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Happy birthday to #geologist & #paleontogist Alice Wilson (1881-1964). 🐡🧪👩🏼🔬⚒️ #histsci A job in the Mineralogy Division of the U of Toronto Museum was her entry into #geology. In 1909 as a museum assistant with Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), in Ottawa, she catalogued & labelled invertebrate 🧵
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👩🔬 Happy and humbled to serve our community from this new leadership position, particularly in these challenging times for a big part of our membership. We are #StrongerTogether
GeoLatinas! We want to share with you all that the election process has come to a successful end 🥳 We welcome the new leaders that will join the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee until September 2028 💜
