#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 4
Both colourful yet opposite in almost every other way, it’s abundant and hard #Quartz against rare and very soft #Stichtite.
VOTE: https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/vote-r2m04
RESULTS: https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/results-r2m04
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Which mineral is the best of them all? Campaign & vote in #MinCup each September. Founded in 2017 by Eddie Dempsey, admin @mikamckinnon@mastodon.social. DM to volunteer!
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#MinCup2025 Champion:
Kyanite
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Mika McKinnon
Next #OreCup starts:
early 2027
Next #MinCup starts:
September 1
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#MinCup23 Round 1 Match 15 is blue. Very blue. Metamorphically blue.
Pick one: newbie #Sapphirine vs returning #Kyanite.
Vote: https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-15
Results: https://www.mineralcup.org/results/round-1-match-15
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Winning by just 11 out of 1705 votes, primary mineral #Skutterudite is continuing on to represent cobalt and arsenic in #MinCup26 Round 2.
While beautiful and beloved, weathering product #Erythrite didn’t quite make it.
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