A hard one! #Cassiterite - the amazing tin mineral from my native SW England, or #graphite probably the first mineral I was aware of as a toddler "where's daddy going?" "Going to Skåland, to the graphite mines on Senja again". Decisions! Have to think about it...

Vanguard.

Not sure if I was channeling other IP, but there's some very familiar elements in this, but I just can't place it. Maybe some Tau, and Protoss?

#sketch-a-day #art #graphite #alien #vanguard #fantasy #scifi #CharacterDesign

#Graphite is in the lead in #MinCup26 (get it? Lead? Like pencil lead?)

I love both. #Cassiterite has a storied history as a source of tin, which has shaped the history of humans for hundreds of years. #Graphite is just as storied. Both are incredibly useful even today. I chose graphite this time. #MinCup26

I’m a writer so it’s gotta be #graphite for #MinCup26

Oh! This one is tough. Cassiterite is such a worthy match for graphite, but, but, PENCILS!!! Not to mention lubricant for locks.

I voted for #Graphite, but if Cassiterite wins, I’ll offer my congratulations

The dark mineral in these plane (L) and crossed polarized (R) light photos of a subducted metasediment from Corsica is mostly #graphite. Some occurs as inclusions in #lawsonite, defining micro-folds. #MinCup26, #MineralCup

Remember when you were in elementary school, and your new package of sharpened Number 2 pencils? How proud you felt! Graphite started your educational journey and was part of your success. Vote: #graphite

#MinCup26 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology #geosky #GIS 🍎 🪐 🔭 🌋 📚 🌿

Last match of round 1 #MinCup26 - and to be honest both the structures of #Cassiterite and #Graphite are a bit, well meh. Cassiterite gets my vote for the fact is has tin in it, which seems a little more exotic that just carbon.

#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: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...

#イラスト #Graphite

おはようございます

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The great flamenco dancer Antoñita Singla, an action shot done in graphite! #lasingla #flamenco #flamencodancer #drawing #graphite #art #artwork #blueskyart #figura #figurativeart

WIP update: me and this paper beefing now. #graphite #art #drawing