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Alt text: A 32-mineral elimination bracket for Mineral Cup 2024. In pairs from top to bottom alternating left to right are the round 1 matches are Kaolinite vs Abelsonite; Arsenuranospathite vs Corundum; Perovskite vs Copper; Durangite vs Wavellite; Howlite vs Whewellite; Ammineite vs Dioptase; Stibnite vs Atacamite; Vivianite vs Spinel; Rhodochrosite vs Turquoise; Mellite vs Omphacite; Quartz vs Mercury; Kyanite vs Ringwoodite; Proustite vs Titanite; Cacoxenite vs Charoite; Calcite vs Celestine; Topaz vs Spodumene. Winners continuing into Round 2 matches so far are Abelsonite vs Perovskite, Corundum vs Wavellite, Howlite vs Stibnite, Dioptase vs Vivianite, Rhodochrosite vs Quartz, and Omphacite vs Kyanite. Titanite and Charoite are competing against yet-undecided minerals. Kaolinite, Arsenuranospathite, Copper, Durangite, Whewellite, Ammineite, Atacamite, Spinel, Turquoise, Mellite, Mercury, Ringwoodite, Proustite and Cacoxenite are eliminated and will not return in Mineral Cup 2025.
Blank Bracket
Use the blank bracket to plan out your campaigns or lesson plans, print and post in a hallway to update each match, or even fill out with your predictions for bragging points! (Filling out a bracket is not necessary to play.) You can download a fillable PDF here or by click on the bracket.
Alt text: A 32-mineral elimination bracket for Mineral Cup 2024. From top to bottom in pairs alternating from left to right, the competitors are Kaolinite vs Abelsonite; Arsenuranospathite vs Corundum; Perovskite vs Copper; Durangite vs Wavellite; Howlite vs Whewellite; Ammineite vs Dioptase; Stibnite vs Atacamite; Vivianite vs Spinel; Rhodochrosite vs Turquoise; Mellite vs Omphacite; Quartz vs Mercury; Kyanite vs Ringwoodite; Proustite vs Titanite; Cacoxenite vs Charoite; Calcite vs Celestine; Topaz vs Spodumene. The bracket for Round 2 onwards is blank.