Mineral Cup: Round 1: Matches 15 and 16


Well, Tuesday is close to Monday!

Match #15 has passed, but the contestants are GORGEOUS!

This:


Gemdat page. (Image by Levon Avagyn/Shutterstock)



Versus this:


Gemdat page. (Image by vvoe/Shutterstock)



Match #16 is over, too.

But wait: There’s an active Round 2 that we can get in on, though they’re already on Match 4. (These come fast and furious, but as a nonvoter, I’ll stick to Monday updates on these splendid minerals; you can always check up on the latest results and links to voting here.)

That will have its own post today. For now, check out the beautiful Match #16 contenders —

This:


Gemdat page. (Image by Cobalt123, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).


Versus this!


The shape is more due to “H. sapiens” than to Nature, as you can see on its Mindat page. (Image by Alexei A/Shutterstock)



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