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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Got to love when you week starts off with a storm that collapses a tree on your house. Really gets you hyped for the rest of the year.

Tree limbs fallen on the side of a house.

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Me and these rocks are about to teach some children earth science! Thanks to Pope County Library for inviting me.

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Saw this little guy wandering around on my evening walk. Not the most cooperative model, but he stuck around long enough for me to get the focus set.

Cat on the side of a road with a pickup in the background.

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Mid-season episode where they rushed the visual effects department.

A fake title card for Star Trek: Voayger with a top down shot of the ship from the front and the Title "Something Something Coffee".

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

There's a few that weren't available (KotOR and Legend of Dragoon especially), but these are significant ones. my9games.com

A three by three grid of video game covers. From left to right and top to bottom they are as follows: Final Fantasy Tactics, Phantom Brave, Borderlands, Starcraft, Age of Empires, Front Mission 3, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy 14, Parasite Eve.

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This week's video is an (impact) shocking find. It just goes to show that hard work and attention to detail can find surprising discoveries, and get your name butchered on social media. 🧪⚒️

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

This week's word is flatiron, which is not just for haircare. 🧪⚒️ #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I finally got Skylight working again, so I'm back to posting a Monday Mineral! This week's mineral is an oxide, and I'm positive I'm saying it wrong. But if you like oxides with two metals, or minerals from volcanic ranges, this is one for you! 🧪⛏️

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Only untested and unregulated synthetics for our customers!

A sign that says No Certified Synthetic Colors. The fonts make it unclear what order the words were supposed to be read in.

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

This week's word has multiple meanings, but I'm only dealing with the geology one. Anything else is anthropology, which is outside my department. #geology #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I swear three weeks of rare earth minerals isn't intentional! 🧪⚒️ #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This week's word is an adjective for splitting in general, but in geology it especially applies to planar features of rocks. 🧪⚒️ #geology #science #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This week's mineral is named in Russian, so I am definitely saying it wrong. But I checked my spelling, so you should be able to use that. 🧪⚒️ #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

This week's word is for all the chemists! It's a major process for chemical weathering and how igneous rocks release nutrients in soil. 🧪⚒️ #geology #definition #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

This week's mineral is a local one for me. Close enough that I'm familiar with the problem of thousands of visitors trespassing on private land each year to get some. Please be respectful when collecting! 🧪⚒️ #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

This week's spooky topic was chosen partially because it has the word "zombie" in it, and partly because it genuinely scares me. 🧪⚒️ #geology #spookysaturday

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

This week's word is about one of the most precious resources on Earth. 🧪⚒️ #geology #definition #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

This week's mineral is named for an element named for a town, which has several elements named after it. In fact both Y elements on the periodic table camebfrom that town. You can understand why some clarification was needed. 🧪⚒️ #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

This week's spooky geology might be a stop on the LA tour circuit, but for tens of thousands of years it was a death trap for megafauna. If you thought quicksand was scary, try some that ties you up as it slowly drags you under! 🧪⚒️ #science #geology #spookysaturday

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Technically the image is of a series of hogbacks, but it conveys the idea. ⚒️🧪 #science #geology #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

This week's mineral is a rarity for containing Indium, and is proof that I can't do tonal languages. 🧪⚒️ #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I'm no Vincent Price, but I still try to bring you some spooky geology. This week is about fires that burn underground, sometimes for centuries, and cause a variety of hazards. #science #geology #spookysaturday

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

This week's mineral is what happens when you take an already magnesium rich carbonate and push it against a magnesium rich igneous rock! 🧪⚒️ #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It's all fun and games until you're trying to invent calculus from first principles during an exam because it wasn't on the required course list! #science #geology #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It's the final round of Mineral Cup, and it's a heck of a matchup. The ever popular kyanite versus the newcomer tugtupite, both fascinating and culturally relevant in their own rights. Let's give them a big send off by going to mineralcup.org and voting today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Both of these are optically impressive, but only one goes on to the final match. You can cast your vote for which at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Normally I apologize for the poor pronunciation of foreign words, but Canada still hasn't apologized for Justin Bieber so I'm calling it even. #science #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Both of today's competitors are fan favorites that are familiar to freshman geology students. Both have uses in industry, and both tell us about how our world was shaped. But you can decide which one you want in the final match by voting at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Two green minerals with copper content, but only one slot in the next round. Does it go to the visible properties of dioptase, or the invisible hazards of cuprosklodowskite? You can help decide by voting at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Two minerals with different colors, but the same initial. Which one sticks around for the next round? You can cast your vote at mineralcup.org and help decide! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It's structures vs optics in today's match. But there's also potential allies in the physicists and the anthropologists! Only one mineral can pass to the next round, so grab your friends and head to mineralcup.org to vote! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Today's match is brought to you by the letter H! Coincidentally, I filmed this on September, 24. That's Jim Henson's birthday, which is fortunate because I had no idea how to connect these minerals #geology #mineral #MinCup25 #seasemestreet

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Today's word is commonly applied to the tuhes, pumps, and pistons used in machinery. But the principles behind those systems were discovered by studying waterways, so it's kind of an evolution in usage. #science #geology #definition #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Todays match is between two spooky minerals. One is named after a famous scientist how died from the same uranium radiation it gives off. The other can appear as phantom spiders in the most familiar crystals. You can vote for your favorite at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

One mineral tells us about the depth below the earth, the other comes from beyond Earth. You can decide which one goes to the next round by voting at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This week's mineral is formed by the alteration of other minerals, which makes it handy for locating deposits. That's a fun trick right! #science #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Today's matchup is between a false emerald and a false graphite. But these two minerals are both quality choices in their own right, and you can make that choice by going to mineralcup.org and voting today!

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Both minerals have Greek names, but only one can continue on the heroic journey to the next round. You can choose which by voting at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Today's match is between two minerals with strong reactions to UV. Both may be eye catching, but only one can move on to the next round. You can vote for which at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Today's match is between two minerals with an ornamental form and a useful ore role. It is a tough contest, and only one can stay in the race. You can help decide which at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I got into a weird rhythm doing this one, and I don't know if I like it. But I do know that you can vote for which mineral you like at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This week's word is about sand as a grain size, not a material. It might sound like they are the same thing, but geologists can be very specific about their sediments. #science #geology #definition #wednsdayword

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It's a new round, and things only get tougher from here. All the easy eliminations are done, and it's all proven competitors. That's why it's so important for you to go to mineralcup.org and vote for your favorite! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Atomic steamboats and crystal spider? It's not an art show, but it is a great display piece! You can vote for which one gets top billing at mineralcup.org today!

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

This week's mineral has two metals and a healthy dose of sulfate, once again showing off Australia's collection of weird and potentially hazardous stuff. #science #geology #mineral #mondaymineral

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

On mineral comes from meteors and forms iron crystals in the vacuum of space. The other cracks foundations, and can be found on Mars. Two out of this world minerals, but you can only vote for one at mineralcup.org! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

It's the battle of index minerals today! Both are informative, both have use as gems, and both can be blue, but only one can advance to the next round. Head to mineralcup.org and vote for one today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Today's matchup is between shapes. But will the triangle or hexagon prevail? You can vote for you preference at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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Chris 🧪⚒️ @chrisdoesrocks.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Both these minerals are impressive in a display, but you can vote for which gets best in show at mineralcup.org today! #geology #mineral #MinCup25

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