We gotta go with Jane the grain in this round of

Meet Jane (and Gary the garnet, and Mitesh the mica) and hear their stories: https://t.co/GYdtxN6p8r https://t.co/ZwVbMl9FFM

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Match Round 1

A bit of a cheat? Annabergite is in the same mineral group as Viviannite. It is isostructural, but with Ni replacing Fe and As replacing

Lizardite is another layer structure and is very similar to Chrysotile (a form of asbestos)

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Not only is pretty, it's a phenomenal geological dating tool and is especially useful for planetary geology! researchers can use zircon to track the timing of impact events and magma crystallisation billions of years ago☄️ https://t.co/LDzjQcSpZs

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I don't have any particularly strong feelings about today's match, but sided with because a) it's orange and b) the original Latin name for it is dope https://t.co/IcwkZYbXnZ

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Ah! *That Color* on wulfanite might be worth a . Swoon.

But take a look at these Moche turquoise & earrings from . We’re going with the statement piece in today’s matchup. https://t.co/HuHWgrj4Pe

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