@GeologistsCat

🇺🇦 We Ornella🌈 and Simba🌈 adopted two geologists are proud hedgewatchers & love geology. Opinions are our own. Typos and misspellings are by our humans.

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Joined July 2019
Today I got my own #chirpty plot. It shows many of my friends and furriends! Exciting combination of Twitter users that are experts in the fields of e.g.: #geoscience, #catucation of humans, being a #cat, #science, #traveling, #chili production and in enjoying life. Yours Ornella
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Today: Jasper is rehearsing for a lead role in the #film "The Cats who stare at Chestnuts" It's getting an mystery #movie about #paranormal #hedgewatch skills... No spoilers, though—you'll have to watch it for yourself! #catsoftwitter #catsofx
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Today is #September #Equinox 😻🙀 That means #autumn / #fall / #Herbst officially arrived😻 it means also that #hedgewatch will take place more often in the dark #astronomy #seasons #Äquinoktium
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CatWithGeologists retweeted
#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 5 It's a pair or rare, vibrant minerals with unusual chemistry as purple #Putnisite is up against blue #Julienite. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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CatWithGeologists retweeted
#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 3: It's a shiny showdown as soft copper-rich #Cuprite is up against the multicoloured index mineral #Andalusite. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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CatWithGeologists retweeted
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 16 It's a pair of industrially-vital minerals for the final match of the first round as tin ore #Cassiterite is up against elemental carbon #Graphite. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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Happy Wednesday all. Today is Pet Promise Day, it is celebrated on September 16th to raise awareness of the responsibilities and lifelong commitment to looking after us. Let us know how you found your forever home. ❤️❤️🐾🐾. #Hedgewatch
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Today it's #Calcite against the extremely rare #mineral #Julienite at #MinCup26😻 We vote for calcite in memory of Ornella 🌈 who voted for calcite because of its use as #compass 😻 due to its high birefringence😻 #geologywithcats
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Today it's #Gypsum against #Pyromorphite at #MinCup26 😻 Look this pawsome lake in #Switzerland was formed because the #mineral gypsum can form #karst 😻 Thus thanks to gypsum Simbalito could have this Pawsome subsurface adventure 😻 #DoesItCat ? Yes🐾
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 10: It’s a pair of soft minerals that form near the surface as heavyweight #pyromorphite is up against evaporate #gypsum. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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CatWithGeologists retweeted
Happy Wednesday Everyone May you find joy and laughter in your day 💛
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In today's #MinCup26 duell it is #Hafnon against #Putnisite we didn't know either of them, but we see that the #mineral Hafnon has a simple formula Hf[SiO4]. Just simple enough for our humans😽 and that it is the only known mineral with #Hafnium as main ingredient🙀 #DoesItCat 🐾
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 9: It’s a pair of tiny minerals with unusual chemistry as hafnium-containing #Hafnon battles with strontium/chromium-containing #Putnisite. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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CatWithGeologists retweeted
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 9: It’s a pair of tiny minerals with unusual chemistry as hafnium-containing #Hafnon battles with strontium/chromium-containing #Putnisite. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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Someone, somewhere must be able to give Diamond a loving forever home. She deserves some love in her life.
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Today it's #Talc against #Stichtite at #MinCup26 😻 This is easy for us Talc is representating the fluffy end of the Moths scale that measures the hardness of a #mineral 🙀😹 Being fluffy is one of the supaw powers of #cats So #DoesItCat ? YES🐾 #PawForScale #geology
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 8: It’s a pair of soft and lovely minerals as Stichtite and Talc compete for your votes. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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We do not understand why someone tries to manipulate the vote and are very angry about it🐾
After a full audit triggered by the extreme disparity between campaigning vs apparent votes, #Quartz won by a margin of 2 votes over #Asagiite. Please don’t ballot-stuff. #MinCup26 is about about joy, curiosity, & shared enthusiasm. Forcing a win is unfair to the minerals.
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Today it's #Quartz vs the newly discovered #Asagiite 😻 Sorry for the new #mineral but quartz makes the #clocks tick that remind our humans to serve us breakfast, lunch, dinner & the other meals & there are many. #DoesItCat ? Yes #MinCup26 #geologwithcats #geology
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 6 It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust #Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago #Asagiite. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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Today, it’s #cuprite versus #orpiment in the #MinCup26. Easy! The #mineral orpiment contains arsenic, & that is very toxic to #cats. But cuprite is a #copper oxide that often forms on #bronze statues, & bronze statues exist primarily to pay homage to cats. #DoesItCat ? YES
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 5 It's a fiery match of vibrant red #Cuprite and just as saturated orange #Orpiment battle for your votes! VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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Today's duell at #MinCup26 is #Bournonite vs. #Vesuvianite 🐾 Our social media assistant is also working with #volcano things. Thus we vote for the #mineral named after the famous #MountVesuvius 🌋 #geologywithcats #Vesuvius #geology #mineralogy
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 4: Cogwheels of #Bournonite are up against colourful #Vesuvianite in a battle of unexpected chemical compositions. VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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Today it's #Anorthite vs. #Sphalerite at #MinCup26 😻 Anorthite got it's name from Gustav Rose. The name means not at right angles 😹 Since we appreciate if things aren't to tidy/ordered we go for Anorthite instead of the cubic Sphalerite #DoesItCat ? Yes🐾
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CatWithGeologists retweeted
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 3 Both zinc ore #Sphalerite and calcium plagioclase feldspar #Anorthite will split cleanly if you hit them with a hammer, but only one can claim a larger split of your votes! VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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Today it's #Erythrite vs. #Skutterudite at #MinCup26 😻 This is again difficult because we don't know either of them🙀 We however found a #DoesItCat criterion. Transparency & translucency for Skutterudite is opaque-like it is for us- the mysterious #cats 😽 so Skutterudite it is
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 2: Flowery pink #Erythrite is against shiny silver #Skutterudite in this match of cobalt minerals. Will you pick the weathering product or the mineral it comes from? VOTE: mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res… RESULTS mineralcup.org/2026/vote-res…
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