Mineral Cup Round 1: Durangite vs Wavellite
Two newcomers to MinCup, and little-known ones at that! Whoever makes it past this round, I'll include additional info from the #MinCup discussions in its next appearance. I recommend checking the Twitter thread @ MineralCup if you want more information before voting today.
https://www.mineralcup.org/2024/vote/r1m04
DURANGITE
An aluminum phosphate with bonus arsenic. Found all across North America as well as England.
Name: After Durango, Mexico, where it was found.
Bling: A very pleasant blood red.
Uses: None (yet?).
Team Lick? Unconfirmed.
Leon Hupperichs. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
WAVELLITE
A hydrated aluminum phosphate, technically rhombic-shaped but mostly comes in orbs. Found in Arkansas, Devon, and elsewhere.
Name: After its discoverer.
Bling: ORB
Uses: Gemstone.
Team Lick? Unconfirmed.
Didier Descouens. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
