Okay, remember: a vote for #stibnite is a vote for chaos! We like the spiky danger minerals! (No, really. Almost every mineral that forms spikily like this is one you want to double and maybe triple check for #asbestos, or being otherwise bad to inhale or touch for too long. Even #kyanite - you're supposed to wash your hands after handling it!)

Chaos, but safely! #MinCup23

Feeling anti-money today.

#mincup23 #stibnite

For #MinCup23 my first recommendation to vote and for my favorite of all crystals, this is stibnite. It is a great specimen offered by a dealer in the TEP venue of the Tucson Rock and Gem Show this year. The entire piece is about 2 1/2" x 2". The blade formations stacked upon each other make for a natural composition in this macro view. The crystal is so dark, the "steel blue" shows as black and gray with flashes of blue as light hits it. My photos 2008. #Stibnite #Geology #Mineralogy

#Stibnite gave its name to stibium, which is an old name for antimony (which is why its Sb on the periodic table). It is a grey, shiny material, which is also called Antimonglanz in Germany (Glanz means shine).

📷 Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com

Today its dreamy blue #sodalite against the antimony ore #stibnite in #MinCup23 I am still undecided...

So I had to go remind myself what #stibnite is because frankly I'm more used to seeing "antimony" still, but...

as much as #sodalite is fun and pretty... listen, it's not chaos. Stibnite is basically chaos in most of its historical uses, iirc!

Also it often co-occurs with things like #realgar, #cinnabar, #orpiment, and #galena... now that's some fun chaos company. Vote Stibnite for chaos!! #MinCup23

"Do you favour the soft dark beauty of #Stibnite, better known as the ancient eyeliner #kohl, or are you enthralled by the vibrant #blue of #Sodalite and its ability to glow orange under #UV light?"
#mincup23
Round 1, match 4
Stibnite vs sodalite

I am currently #teamSodalite but I will learn more about Stibnite and vote after I've learned more.

https://www.mineralcup.org/2023/campaigns/round-1-match-4

In addition to being a hobby artist, I like to collect gems and minerals. Here are a few of them! #rockcollecting #minerals #rocks #opal #gemstones #aegirine #stibnite #emerald #padparadscha #bluetopaz