Round 1 Match 12

Written By Mika McKinnon

Voting for each match starts at 06:00 GMT and runs for 24 hours. Any votes received after that time will disappear into the void, having no impact on the results chart. Please vote only once per match. Your honesty is appreciated (as is your patience). While we could enact anti-cheating measures, we’d rather make the game as accessible as possible and trust our players to not ruin their own fun.

Fan Campaign Highlights

We see you campaigning for your favourite minerals! Here’s some highlights we caught across the social media platforms we’re monitoring. Please tag us or send a note if you think we missed an educational, hilarious, or catchy campaign moment.

Wow, is this round of #MinCup24 ever Blue Beauty v Blue Beauty! I’m voting for #Ringwoodite over #Kyanite because it’s DEEP in the Earth, an indicator of a water-rich mantle & present in meteorites (Blue Alien from SPAAACCEEE!). #TeamBlue can’t go wrong! Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r1...

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— Martin Hajovsky (@martinhajovsky.bsky.social) September 12, 2024 at 9:24 AM

#Ringwoodite is a major planet-forming mineral, so rare at Earth’s surface, we noticed it in meteors first. It whispers its secret properties to us through seismic waves, replenishes oceans, and visited us once in a tiny diamond spaceship. 🧪⚒️ #MinCup24 scitechdaily.com/geophysicist...

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— Dee Gardner (@glacierpique.bsky.social) September 12, 2024 at 8:29 PM

#Kyanite in blue, green, white, and black. #MinCup24

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— sorosilicate.bsky.social (@sorosilicate.bsky.social) September 12, 2024 at 10:41 AM

We recommend clicking through to read the whole thread!

#Ringwoodite First discovered in chondrite meteorite. High pressure/temp version of forsterite! In transition zone between upper & lower mantels. There may be more water in rwood than there is in all the oceans. Surfaces as inclusions inl diamonds. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DI... #MinCup

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— Susie Leopold (@blastylavagrrrl.bsky.social) September 12, 2024 at 5:59 AM

#MinCup24 Wow, really tough choice today! Both are very cool, very unique. Ultimately though I had to go with #Ringwoodite because it's so secret and mysterious. - super deep down - changes unless caught e.g. in diamond - maybe holds a backup water supply??? like the quiet wallflower at the party 😉

— Hiria Dunning (@hiriadunning.bsky.social) September 12, 2024 at 11:50 AM

I'm on a roll! I have selected the loser of 10/12 (83%) of the #MinCup24 matches so far. Follow along for reliable advice on mineral betting. Or just for the mineral trashtalk. #ringwoodite

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— Bill Lukens (@paleosol.bsky.social) September 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM

Now it’s time to recruit more players! Chat in the comments or on the social media platform of your choice (tag us and use #MinCup24 when you can). Everyone deserves to learn more about minerals, choose favourites, and enjoy.

Mika McKinnon
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