Kīlauea volcano erupting during the holidays is all the festivity I need. O come, lava fountains, effusive and triumphant, O come see the volcano eeeee-ruuuuu-uuuup-ting! 🌋

Went to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge today for the first time. Made the pilgrimage to the Devil's Hole pupfish (which I saw through binoculars) and got good looks at a Loggerhead Shrike. 🦉⚒️

A little pedestal of unconformity outside of China Ranch: ⚒️

Cool tour of Crystal Caves today.

Repeated major inland retreat of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers (West Antarctica) during the Pliocene ⚒️ 🧪 🌊 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... via @iphigenesdream.bsky.social !!!

At some point in the next 48-72hrs I’ll be dropping some 3D printed lidar-derived volcano scale model tissue box covers! Including FIRST RUN Stromboli and Etna and 2nd run Erebus, the southernmost active volcano in world! phaneritic.etsy.com

Christmas pavlova today immediately reminded me of Mt Tarawera where in 1886 CE basaltic magma erupted through white rhyolite domes, NZ. Delicious though

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359 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Mixite: - An arsenate mineral containing copper and bismuth - Forms in the oxidised zone of copper deposits - Named after Anton Mixa (1838-1906) a Czech mining engineer #minerals

🎄 Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄 ⚒ Rock solid wishes for the holidays! #Christmas2025 #MerryChristmas #FroheWeihnachten

Merry Christmas everyone. As a geologist, I'm happy whenever I get coal in my stocking

Thin Section Thursday! A photo of garnet peridotite from Francis "Joe" Boyd in 2000, who allowed Carnegie scientists to saw off a slice. The xenolith is embedded in epoxy, which has turned a bit yellow. It is about 15 cm wide. & a close up. Contributed by Andreas Möller. #thinsectionthursday

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Not digging these Christmas decorations, Death Valley.

Twinned crystals of andalusite (chiastolite) are shown below. Chiastolite is a variety of andalusite that contains black particles of graphite arranged in geometric patterns. More at the comment. ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

Never heard of Faden quartz. You’re in for a treat! Thank you, @richardgibson.bsky.social ⚒️🧪 geology geoscience #WomenInStem

Copper fans, we did it! Copper is the very FIRST Ore Cup Champion & the Ore Mineral of the Year. Great job! 🙌 Thank you, Mineral Cup team. The content has been extra excellent, & another great Cup. Kudos! 290 days until #MinCup26 ! #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

Copper crystals can form beautiful leafy patterns called dendrites from the Greek word dendron meaning tree. Dendrites grow due to mineral-rich fluids moving through cracks or during rapid cooling from a melt or vapor. Vote and more👇🏼 #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

Patinating copper is a thing apparently. Not for the faint of heart. It involves ammonia, salt, water and a fumigation container. www.instructables.com/Blue-Patina-... #OreCup

1/3 Well this is a first (for me): Native #copper replaces ancient cross-bedded sedimentary rock perfectly preserving the original cross-bedding. Copper does amazing stuff in Michigan. 🤯 More below! Pinging @richardgibson.bsky.social #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

Lady Liberty’s torch has gone thru renovations over the years. Originally designed as a lighthouse, the original torch was replaced by a new #copper torch in 1986 that was covered in gold leaf to give it a glow. It is 29 feet in length and weighs 450,000 pounds, with copper that will endure. Vote👇🏼

This is #copper. The exquisite golden tetrahexahedral crystal glows with its own light. And the amazing bevels (look closely) and faces! Only nature could create something so beautiful. Vote for Copper Ore. It has it all. Link in ALT. #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

#OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐 Fascinating and fast :)

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#OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐 Canada knows copper is the best ore!

Delicious:) #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

#Copper is an excellent material for crafting art due to its beauty & malleability, & allows for exquisitely detailed work such as copper hammering & tooling. Enjoy the examples below & vote for copper ore! Descriptions in ALT. #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

Copper helps power the entire planet, enables the transition to greener technology, is crucial for the production of red blood cells, & makes exquisite & durable art. Throw in 100% recyclability, & you have the perfect ore. #NoLube :) #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

#MichiganCopper Part 2! Gary Cotter, PhD, aka the #Copper Guy, sells museum quality copper specimens at Michigan Rocks & Minerals, and is writing a history of Michigan Copper. More info on Cotter at Youtube, and eye candy below. #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

The Old Copper complex, was an ancient Native American culture around Michigan that mined (>5,000 mines) & worked the 99% pure native copper for tools, weapons, and ornaments as far back as 9,500 yrs. Fascinating! #MichiganCopper More #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

#Copper! #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

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#OreCup #Copper

Thank you, Adriana! #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

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#Copper is the oldest metal worked by humans, & is 100% recyclable. Nearly 80% of all copper ever mined is still in use today. Historically significant examples of its use include the Statue of Liberty, which is made of copper. Vote info 👇🏼 #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

The spacecraft will be encountered, and the record played only if there are advanced space-faring civilizations in interstellar space, but the launching of this 'bottle' into the cosmic 'ocean' says something very hopeful about life on this planet. Carl Sagan C👇🏼 #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 geology 🍎 🔭🪐

The Flemish masters painted on #copper as it provided a smooth, luminous surface that allowed fine detail and durability of the exquisite works, like this self portrait of a laughing Rembrandt. #MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology🍎 🔭🪐

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Octahedral crystals, polysynthetic twinning striations, super conductivity, and iridescent sheen? Yes, please. #carrollite #MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐

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#OreCup #MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐

#OreCup #MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐

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#OreCup #MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐

You had me at tetrahedrons, and look at the twinning! #tetrahedrite #OreCup #MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐