Nadine, Hunter of Rocks 💎
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Geologist | Mineralogy Curator @ the Natural History Museum, London | Creator of #365Minerals | Views are my own | She/Her
Posts about: #minerals #museums #geology #fossils #science #nature
Geology memes: #GeologistProblems
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Posts about: #minerals #museums #geology #fossils #science #nature
Geology memes: #GeologistProblems
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Hello! I'm a geologist and mineral curator. Follow for posts about #minerals, #museums, #science and more! 📜🧪⚒️ #AddToBlackSky
Hello! I'm a geologist and mineral curator. Follow for posts about #minerals, #museums, #science and more! 📜🧪⚒️ #AddToBlackSky
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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Oligoclase:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Sometimes classed as a variety of albite
- An important component of igneous rocks
- Its name comes from the Greek words "όλίγος/oligos" (little) and "κλάσις/klasis" (fracture) because of its cleavage #minerals
Oligoclase:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Sometimes classed as a variety of albite
- An important component of igneous rocks
- Its name comes from the Greek words "όλίγος/oligos" (little) and "κλάσις/klasis" (fracture) because of its cleavage #minerals
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Oligoclase:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Sometimes classed as a variety of albite
- An important component of igneous rocks
- Its name comes from the Greek words "όλίγος/oligos" (little) and "κλάσις/klasis" (fracture) because of its cleavage #minerals
Oligoclase:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Sometimes classed as a variety of albite
- An important component of igneous rocks
- Its name comes from the Greek words "όλίγος/oligos" (little) and "κλάσις/klasis" (fracture) because of its cleavage #minerals
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November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Albite:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Forms in felsic igneous rocks
- First discovered in 1815 in Finnbo, Falun, Sweden
- Its name comes from the Latin word "albus" (white) because of its colour #minerals
Albite:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Forms in felsic igneous rocks
- First discovered in 1815 in Finnbo, Falun, Sweden
- Its name comes from the Latin word "albus" (white) because of its colour #minerals
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Albite:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Forms in felsic igneous rocks
- First discovered in 1815 in Finnbo, Falun, Sweden
- Its name comes from the Latin word "albus" (white) because of its colour #minerals
Albite:
- A plagioclase feldspar mineral
- Forms in felsic igneous rocks
- First discovered in 1815 in Finnbo, Falun, Sweden
- Its name comes from the Latin word "albus" (white) because of its colour #minerals
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Biotite:
- A mica group mineral
- Forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Can be used to date rocks
- Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), a physicist who studied the optical properties of mica #minerals #MineralMonday
Biotite:
- A mica group mineral
- Forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Can be used to date rocks
- Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), a physicist who studied the optical properties of mica #minerals #MineralMonday
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Biotite:
- A mica group mineral
- Forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Can be used to date rocks
- Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), a physicist who studied the optical properties of mica #minerals #MineralMonday
Biotite:
- A mica group mineral
- Forms in igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Can be used to date rocks
- Named after Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), a physicist who studied the optical properties of mica #minerals #MineralMonday
Still thinking about that cat that ran up to me on my way home 🥹 I was hoping I would see it again today
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Still thinking about that cat that ran up to me on my way home 🥹 I was hoping I would see it again today
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One year ago today, I sold my first pin badge at canopyrobin.etsy.com and set out to fund my trans healthcare expenses sustainably by creating a small business alongside my fulltime job. This quoted thread shares the 17 designs and 106 variations I've made since then!
Please check them out! 🏳️⚧️
Please check them out! 🏳️⚧️
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One year ago today, I sold my first pin badge at canopyrobin.etsy.com and set out to fund my trans healthcare expenses sustainably by creating a small business alongside my fulltime job. This quoted thread shares the 17 designs and 106 variations I've made since then!
Please check them out! 🏳️⚧️
Please check them out! 🏳️⚧️
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There’s still time to register for the 2025 Winter Seminar and Annual General Meeting of the Geological Collections Group, taking place this December at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery!
🚨Registration closes December 1st - don’t miss out!🚨
🚨Registration closes December 1st - don’t miss out!🚨
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
There’s still time to register for the 2025 Winter Seminar and Annual General Meeting of the Geological Collections Group, taking place this December at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery!
🚨Registration closes December 1st - don’t miss out!🚨
🚨Registration closes December 1st - don’t miss out!🚨
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Some details of this amazing shot:
This Mind-Blowing Photo Shows a Skydiver Transiting the Sun
It was an extremely challenging shot to pull off.
petapixel.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Some details of this amazing shot:
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This is an insanely cool (actual) photo taken by photographer Andrew McCarthy of a skydiver buddy seen in silhouette against the distant sun. Full story, videos, and more here: www.instagram.com/p/DRBAaqLkvy...
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is an insanely cool (actual) photo taken by photographer Andrew McCarthy of a skydiver buddy seen in silhouette against the distant sun. Full story, videos, and more here: www.instagram.com/p/DRBAaqLkvy...
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320 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Tremolite:
- An amphibole group mineral
- The fibrous form is classed as asbestos
- Forms via the metamorphism of quartz and dolomite rich sediments
- Named after Tremola Valley in Tessin, Switzerland #minerals
Tremolite:
- An amphibole group mineral
- The fibrous form is classed as asbestos
- Forms via the metamorphism of quartz and dolomite rich sediments
- Named after Tremola Valley in Tessin, Switzerland #minerals
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
320 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Tremolite:
- An amphibole group mineral
- The fibrous form is classed as asbestos
- Forms via the metamorphism of quartz and dolomite rich sediments
- Named after Tremola Valley in Tessin, Switzerland #minerals
Tremolite:
- An amphibole group mineral
- The fibrous form is classed as asbestos
- Forms via the metamorphism of quartz and dolomite rich sediments
- Named after Tremola Valley in Tessin, Switzerland #minerals
It's the middle of November and I'm still pulling tomatoes and peppers off of my plants! 🌱🪴
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It's the middle of November and I'm still pulling tomatoes and peppers off of my plants! 🌱🪴
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Monazite:
- A phosphate mineral series with species rich in cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium or gadolinium
- Radioactive due to thorium and sometimes uranium
- Its name comes from the Greek word "μονάζειν/monázein (to be alone) because of its isolated crystals #minerals
Monazite:
- A phosphate mineral series with species rich in cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium or gadolinium
- Radioactive due to thorium and sometimes uranium
- Its name comes from the Greek word "μονάζειν/monázein (to be alone) because of its isolated crystals #minerals
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
319 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Monazite:
- A phosphate mineral series with species rich in cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium or gadolinium
- Radioactive due to thorium and sometimes uranium
- Its name comes from the Greek word "μονάζειν/monázein (to be alone) because of its isolated crystals #minerals
Monazite:
- A phosphate mineral series with species rich in cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium or gadolinium
- Radioactive due to thorium and sometimes uranium
- Its name comes from the Greek word "μονάζειν/monázein (to be alone) because of its isolated crystals #minerals
I was at the Sussex Mineral and Fossil Show today and this was how it felt when someone asked me if I'm interested in minerals:
a close up of a person 's face wearing glasses with blue lenses .
Alt: Gif of an anime character, zoomed up on their face, pushing up their glasses which have an ominously bright sheen.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I was at the Sussex Mineral and Fossil Show today and this was how it felt when someone asked me if I'm interested in minerals:
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Scheelite:
- A calcium tungstate mineral
- An important ore of tungsten
- Forms during contact metamorphism and in hydrothermal veins
- Named after Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786), a Swedish chemist #minerals
Scheelite:
- A calcium tungstate mineral
- An important ore of tungsten
- Forms during contact metamorphism and in hydrothermal veins
- Named after Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786), a Swedish chemist #minerals
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Scheelite:
- A calcium tungstate mineral
- An important ore of tungsten
- Forms during contact metamorphism and in hydrothermal veins
- Named after Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786), a Swedish chemist #minerals
Scheelite:
- A calcium tungstate mineral
- An important ore of tungsten
- Forms during contact metamorphism and in hydrothermal veins
- Named after Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786), a Swedish chemist #minerals
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Resolving this took me 2 hours, and my New York colleague at least one hour.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
During audit week I found a record of a curious pigeon. It was from a collector (Mathews) and location (Queensland) that was entirely plausible, and the record was created before 2004. Sounds easy, right?
I couldn't find it.
I couldn't find it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Resolving this took me 2 hours, and my New York colleague at least one hour.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Metavauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as vauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named for its similarity to vauxite #minerals
Metavauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as vauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named for its similarity to vauxite #minerals
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Metavauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as vauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named for its similarity to vauxite #minerals
Metavauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as vauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named for its similarity to vauxite #minerals
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Vauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as metavauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named after George Vaux Jr. (1863-1927), an American attorney and mineral collector #minerals
Vauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as metavauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named after George Vaux Jr. (1863-1927), an American attorney and mineral collector #minerals
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Vauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as metavauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named after George Vaux Jr. (1863-1927), an American attorney and mineral collector #minerals
Vauxite:
- A phosphate mineral
- Forms via the alteration of apatite
- Has the same formula as metavauxite, but a different crystal structure
- Named after George Vaux Jr. (1863-1927), an American attorney and mineral collector #minerals
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I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
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Picromerite:
- A hydrous sulphate mineral
- Forms in bedded salt deposits in the ocean and as a sublimate in fumaroles
- Its name comes from the Greek words "πικρός/pikros" (bitter) and "μέρος/meros" (part) because it contains magnesium #minerals
Picromerite:
- A hydrous sulphate mineral
- Forms in bedded salt deposits in the ocean and as a sublimate in fumaroles
- Its name comes from the Greek words "πικρός/pikros" (bitter) and "μέρος/meros" (part) because it contains magnesium #minerals
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
315 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Picromerite:
- A hydrous sulphate mineral
- Forms in bedded salt deposits in the ocean and as a sublimate in fumaroles
- Its name comes from the Greek words "πικρός/pikros" (bitter) and "μέρος/meros" (part) because it contains magnesium #minerals
Picromerite:
- A hydrous sulphate mineral
- Forms in bedded salt deposits in the ocean and as a sublimate in fumaroles
- Its name comes from the Greek words "πικρός/pikros" (bitter) and "μέρος/meros" (part) because it contains magnesium #minerals
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When people say "There weren't many women in palaeontology/palaeoart in the 19 & 20th century" they pretend that women in the Central & East Europe did not exist, despite ladies ruling the show in that corner of the world for a century.
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
When people say "There weren't many women in palaeontology/palaeoart in the 19 & 20th century" they pretend that women in the Central & East Europe did not exist, despite ladies ruling the show in that corner of the world for a century.