Maria Gorick
@mariagorick.bsky.social
University lecturer, module lead and author. Based in Manchester, UK. She/her. Geology. Geoscience. Maths.
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A 1.4 Ga organic rich mudstone from Australia that has low-grade contact metamorphism. Black blobs with crystal cores are thucolites, brown square is a fragment of microfossil that has been partially mineralised. More deets in alt text. #ThinSectionThursday #Geology #paleontology ⚒️🧪🔬
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A 1.4 Ga organic rich mudstone from Australia that has low-grade contact metamorphism. Black blobs with crystal cores are thucolites, brown square is a fragment of microfossil that has been partially mineralised. More deets in alt text. #ThinSectionThursday #Geology #paleontology ⚒️🧪🔬
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T.S. Thursday!
Large rounded grains of garnet surrounded by masses of muscovite mica and biotite mica. Also found are small, brown oval-shaped grains of tourmaline. By Larry Tuttle, U Maine Farmington. Send images and short caption to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday
Large rounded grains of garnet surrounded by masses of muscovite mica and biotite mica. Also found are small, brown oval-shaped grains of tourmaline. By Larry Tuttle, U Maine Farmington. Send images and short caption to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
T.S. Thursday!
Large rounded grains of garnet surrounded by masses of muscovite mica and biotite mica. Also found are small, brown oval-shaped grains of tourmaline. By Larry Tuttle, U Maine Farmington. Send images and short caption to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday
Large rounded grains of garnet surrounded by masses of muscovite mica and biotite mica. Also found are small, brown oval-shaped grains of tourmaline. By Larry Tuttle, U Maine Farmington. Send images and short caption to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday
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A magnesium-rich basalt retrieved by the Apollo 12 mission from the Moon. brightly coloured pyroxene and olivine surround grey plagioclase in cross-polars.
This photo was taken in 2003 from a travelling collection of thin sections sponsored by NASA […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
This photo was taken in 2003 from a travelling collection of thin sections sponsored by NASA […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A magnesium-rich basalt retrieved by the Apollo 12 mission from the Moon. brightly coloured pyroxene and olivine surround grey plagioclase in cross-polars.
This photo was taken in 2003 from a travelling collection of thin sections sponsored by NASA […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
This photo was taken in 2003 from a travelling collection of thin sections sponsored by NASA […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
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A High Court judge has forced a six-year-old girl to keep the surname of the man who raped her mother. We think this is an outrage and are putting together a legal team so D's mother can take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
The law has failed a woman and her child – fight back
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system.
goodlawproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A High Court judge has forced a six-year-old girl to keep the surname of the man who raped her mother. We think this is an outrage and are putting together a legal team so D's mother can take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
But we need your help. goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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💛🧡❤️ This microscopic view of a rock from Mountsorrel is full of autumn colours!
📍 East side of Mountsorrel Quarry
ℹ️ "Quartz dolerite", Dr Hallimond
©️ British Geological Survey
📍 East side of Mountsorrel Quarry
ℹ️ "Quartz dolerite", Dr Hallimond
©️ British Geological Survey
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
💛🧡❤️ This microscopic view of a rock from Mountsorrel is full of autumn colours!
📍 East side of Mountsorrel Quarry
ℹ️ "Quartz dolerite", Dr Hallimond
©️ British Geological Survey
📍 East side of Mountsorrel Quarry
ℹ️ "Quartz dolerite", Dr Hallimond
©️ British Geological Survey
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Understanding of Earth Sciences is fundamental to society's sustainability and development. Please support the department at the University of Leicester which is under threat. ⚒️🧪
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Sign the Petition
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
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November 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Understanding of Earth Sciences is fundamental to society's sustainability and development. Please support the department at the University of Leicester which is under threat. ⚒️🧪
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Ptygmatic folding, along with a slight pinch and swell structure, in a quartz vein intruding Greater Himalaya gneiss.
Pindari Valley, Kumaon Himalaya.
November 2025.
#FridayFold
Pindari Valley, Kumaon Himalaya.
November 2025.
#FridayFold
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ptygmatic folding, along with a slight pinch and swell structure, in a quartz vein intruding Greater Himalaya gneiss.
Pindari Valley, Kumaon Himalaya.
November 2025.
#FridayFold
Pindari Valley, Kumaon Himalaya.
November 2025.
#FridayFold
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Thin Section Thursday!
This megacryst of orthopyroxene shows high relief and faint pleochroism in PPL. Cross the polars, & the crystal comes alive with abundant thin bands of exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxene. Contributed by Matt Kohn. #thinsectionthursday
This megacryst of orthopyroxene shows high relief and faint pleochroism in PPL. Cross the polars, & the crystal comes alive with abundant thin bands of exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxene. Contributed by Matt Kohn. #thinsectionthursday
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thin Section Thursday!
This megacryst of orthopyroxene shows high relief and faint pleochroism in PPL. Cross the polars, & the crystal comes alive with abundant thin bands of exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxene. Contributed by Matt Kohn. #thinsectionthursday
This megacryst of orthopyroxene shows high relief and faint pleochroism in PPL. Cross the polars, & the crystal comes alive with abundant thin bands of exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxene. Contributed by Matt Kohn. #thinsectionthursday
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#OreCup finals are between a pair of bewitching ore minerals that glitter and gleam. But only one can have your vote.
Will it be native copper or molybdenite? You’re running out of time to choose!
Vote:
Will it be native copper or molybdenite? You’re running out of time to choose!
Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Pick the Ore Mineral of the Year! Voting for Copper vs Molybdenite will remain open for 48 hours. Credit: David M. Maietta and Harold Moritz
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#OreCup finals are between a pair of bewitching ore minerals that glitter and gleam. But only one can have your vote.
Will it be native copper or molybdenite? You’re running out of time to choose!
Vote:
Will it be native copper or molybdenite? You’re running out of time to choose!
Vote:
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Remember that the #OreCup final match between #Copper and #Molybdenite is running an extra-long 48 hours to catch weekday voters.
Twiddling your thumbs waiting? Give us feedback on our first mini-cup!
Twiddling your thumbs waiting? Give us feedback on our first mini-cup!
Ore Cup Players Survey — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
This is our first Ore Cup, our first week-long mini-cup, and our first collaboration with the International Mineralogical Association. We’d love to get your feedback on what worked, what didn’t, and…
www.mineralcup.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Remember that the #OreCup final match between #Copper and #Molybdenite is running an extra-long 48 hours to catch weekday voters.
Twiddling your thumbs waiting? Give us feedback on our first mini-cup!
Twiddling your thumbs waiting? Give us feedback on our first mini-cup!
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#OreCup FINALS:
Place your vote to decide the IMA Ore Mineral of the Year! Are you a fan of the classic native metal #Copper, or the slippery silver #Molybdenite that evaded being pinned down for so long?
Vote:
Place your vote to decide the IMA Ore Mineral of the Year! Are you a fan of the classic native metal #Copper, or the slippery silver #Molybdenite that evaded being pinned down for so long?
Vote:
Vote in Ore Cup FINALS — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Vote to pick the Ore Mineral of the Year!
www.mineralcup.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#OreCup FINALS:
Place your vote to decide the IMA Ore Mineral of the Year! Are you a fan of the classic native metal #Copper, or the slippery silver #Molybdenite that evaded being pinned down for so long?
Vote:
Place your vote to decide the IMA Ore Mineral of the Year! Are you a fan of the classic native metal #Copper, or the slippery silver #Molybdenite that evaded being pinned down for so long?
Vote:
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November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Lovely peacock ore bornite gets arts points as a source of copper, but so is rare carrollite, which is also a source of cobalt… and cobalt is important for pigments including cobalt violet, cobalt yellow, cobalt titanite green, and of course, cobalt blue.
#OreCup
#OreCup
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Lovely peacock ore bornite gets arts points as a source of copper, but so is rare carrollite, which is also a source of cobalt… and cobalt is important for pigments including cobalt violet, cobalt yellow, cobalt titanite green, and of course, cobalt blue.
#OreCup
#OreCup
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Perfect crystal of rare #Carrolite (CuCo2S4) on matrix from Camoya Mine, Congo.
#OreCup #sulfides #sulfide #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert
#OreCup #sulfides #sulfide #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Perfect crystal of rare #Carrolite (CuCo2S4) on matrix from Camoya Mine, Congo.
#OreCup #sulfides #sulfide #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert
#OreCup #sulfides #sulfide #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert
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🌋Did you know that there's more volcanic activity under the waves than on land?
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🌋Did you know that there's more volcanic activity under the waves than on land?
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
Find out how underwater explosions impact our planet at the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub, a free resource that's perfect for educators, students, and the ocean-curious:
go.whoi.edu/volcano
📸 via ROV Jason 2009 © #WHOI
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#OreCup R1M4: Will you be entranced by #Carrollite’s octahedral crystals and cobalt ore? Or will the rainbows of peacock rock and its heftier copper content lure you to #Bornite?
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
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November 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#OreCup R1M4: Will you be entranced by #Carrollite’s octahedral crystals and cobalt ore? Or will the rainbows of peacock rock and its heftier copper content lure you to #Bornite?
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
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#OreCup R1M4: This match is coming hot from a hydrothermal vein as #Carrollite competes with #Bornite. Both are copper ores with a beautiful tarnish. You have 24 hours to decide!
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
www.mineralcup.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#OreCup R1M4: This match is coming hot from a hydrothermal vein as #Carrollite competes with #Bornite. Both are copper ores with a beautiful tarnish. You have 24 hours to decide!
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
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Nice and large #Ilmenite crystal from Åmdal (Omdal), Froland, Norway.
Fennefoss Museum in Evje specimen
#OreCup #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert #titanium
Fennefoss Museum in Evje specimen
#OreCup #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert #titanium
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Nice and large #Ilmenite crystal from Åmdal (Omdal), Froland, Norway.
Fennefoss Museum in Evje specimen
#OreCup #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert #titanium
Fennefoss Museum in Evje specimen
#OreCup #mineral #mineralogy #mineralexpert #titanium
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We're Team #Ilmenite today in the #OreCup! Not only did it enable Bob Ross's happy little clouds, it also may have helped flip the Moon's mantle. So versatile! 🔭🧪🌕
eos.org/articles/the...
eos.org/articles/the...
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We're Team #Ilmenite today in the #OreCup! Not only did it enable Bob Ross's happy little clouds, it also may have helped flip the Moon's mantle. So versatile! 🔭🧪🌕
eos.org/articles/the...
eos.org/articles/the...
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No flashy specimen pictures, just minerals by the billion - voting for #ilmenite in the ⚒️🧪 Ore Cup because it contributes to the awesome black sand beaches of #NewZealand 🇳🇿 . (PSA from personal experience: *always* bring footwear on a hot summer's day...)
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November 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
No flashy specimen pictures, just minerals by the billion - voting for #ilmenite in the ⚒️🧪 Ore Cup because it contributes to the awesome black sand beaches of #NewZealand 🇳🇿 . (PSA from personal experience: *always* bring footwear on a hot summer's day...)
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It’s titanium ore #Ilmenite vs lithium & boron ore #Jadarite. Both produce lightweight metals essential for advanced technologies, but only one will progress to the #OreCup semifinals!
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
www.mineralcup.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It’s titanium ore #Ilmenite vs lithium & boron ore #Jadarite. Both produce lightweight metals essential for advanced technologies, but only one will progress to the #OreCup semifinals!
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
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Voting for #Ilmenite.
I could be wrong, but right now I feel titanium is the more critical material for a cleaner future.
Lithium is a temporary bridge — or should be a temporary bridge — to better, cleaner, sustainable successors.
Huge negative environmental impact for lithium mining.
#OreCup25
I could be wrong, but right now I feel titanium is the more critical material for a cleaner future.
Lithium is a temporary bridge — or should be a temporary bridge — to better, cleaner, sustainable successors.
Huge negative environmental impact for lithium mining.
#OreCup25
#OreCup R1M3: It’s a battle of black and white as titanium ore #Ilmenite is pitted against lithium and boron ore #Jadarite.
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
results:
www.mineralcup.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Only a few hours left for #OreCup R1M2 #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite. Did you pick a favourite and vote?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
www.mineralcup.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Only a few hours left for #OreCup R1M2 #Molybdenite vs #Tetrahedrite. Did you pick a favourite and vote?
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results:
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/vote-results...
Results: