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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 4d

I like it when Canadians ask me if I follow soccer, then they correct themselves and say FOOTBALL. Yes, it’s foot 🦶Ball ⚽️
If you are hosting the World Cup, the least you can do is call it by the right name

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 4d

Let’s see what the stats say after the application period closes.

Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 4d

Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Sustainable Soil Science for Food and Water Security

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Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Sustainable Soil Science for Food and Water Security, Faculty of Science in Calgary, ...

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 4d

Assistant Professor, Sedimentary Geology

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Assistant Professor, Sedimentary Geology, Faculty of Science, UCalgary in Calgary, AB, ...

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 4d

Associate Professor, Subsurface Geochemistry

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Associate Professor, Subsurface Geochemistry, Faculty of Science, UCalgary in Calgary, AB,...

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 4d

Assistant Professor, Applied and Computational Geophysics

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Assistant Professor, Applied and Computational Geophysics, Faculty of Science, UCalgary in Calgary, ...

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 4d

Super excited to get new colleagues in the next year!
Do you want to be one of them? Check these positions to join the Earth, energy and environment department at @ucalgary.bsky.social

I’m also happy to chat if you have questions 🧪⚒️🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬👨🏼‍🔬

Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 5d

🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...

(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦

Opportunities matching 'earth'

Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.

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Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 6d

Hark! What’s that we see on the horizon?

Is it something new? Something mostly metallic, quite heavy, and essential to society? It’s an all-new collaboration with IMA!

Ore Cup: www.mineralcup.org/about-ore-cup

Voting starts Monday November 3. Winner crowned IMA Ore Mineral of the Year

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 12d

I'm very excited to contribute to this program.
Science meets economics, Indigenous relations, public policy and communication to train new talents who work on solutions for the energy transition. So much needed!
🧪⚒️ @ucalgary.bsky.social

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EDIG @ediggeo.bsky.social · 23d

📣 📣 We are back! 📣 📣

After more than 2 years away from social media, we are excited to reconnect and engage with the community. Life changes, new jobs, and moves around the world have kept us quiet - but behind the scenes, we have been planning and building. Now we are ready to relaunch EDIG!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22d

”Perhaps the most comprehensive study of the real-world impact of cycle lanes, found businesses on streets with separated bike routes grew on average more quickly than those without.”

Remember, bike-lanes mean business.

10 WRONG Myths about Bike-Lanes.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ten common myths about bike lanes – and why they're wrong

From congestion to cost, there are many entirely misguided arguments in circulation

www.theguardian.com

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LeSuPer @lesuper.bsky.uy · 25d

Hoy en el juego 13 de #MinCup25 se enfrentan el Topacio #Topaz y la Cianita #Kyanite ambos minerales de colores clásicos anaranjado y azul tiene valor como piedras preciosas y otros usos por su dureza e inercia química

Votá acá: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...

Yo voté Topacio.

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 27d

With Anglo American at its side, Teck’s mission to become a pure critical metals company takes a hit

Anglo has copper but is also stuffed with coal, iron ore, fertilizer and diamonds

www.theglobeandmail.com

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LeSuPer @lesuper.bsky.uy · 27d

#MinCup25 tiene el encuentro 11 en marcha. Titanita #Titanite silicato de Calcio y Titanio se enfrenta a Thortveitita #Thortveitite otro silicato de Escandio que suele contener Itrio y lantánidos.

Yo voté por el 2do. ¿Vos?

Votá: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 29d

Hey folks in Calgary! #YYC
Do you want to learn some cool facts about #Mars?
My friend and colleague Ben Tutolo from @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social will give a #TapTalk (aimed at a broad audience) this Thursday at Tool Shed Brewing. You can't miss it!

www.taptalks.ca#upcoming-eve...

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 29d

😱

Mineral cup current results showing a tie between kosmochlor and azurite with 478 votes each

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · 29d

I was going to vote for #azurite because it is beautiful and a copper ore. But now I’m learning about #kosmochlor, and I’m intrigued.
I’ll collect more interesting facts before casting my vote

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Sep 5

Elements are minerals when they have an organized crystal structure.
I don't make the rules

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Sep 5

My stupid argument in favour of silver: the symbol (Ag) is my initials 😅

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Sep 5

I have a love/hate relationship with baryte. I did my undergrad thesis on Baryte deposits in NW Colombia, good memories.
But also, baryte is classified as a critical mineral in the USA because it is needed for drilling muds. Wrong reason to define criticality, if you ask me.

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Sep 4

Same here. I only saw one rider (besides me) masking today. And I’m counting my entire round-trip commute!

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LeSuPer @lesuper.bsky.uy · Sep 2

#MinCup25 continúa con el 2do choque de minerales.
Hoy la Estibina o Antimonita (#Stibonite) se enfrenta a la Okenita (#Okenite).
El primero maquillaje en el antiguo Egipto. El 2do es un mineral blanco y fibroso que parece algodón.

Yo voté Okenita

Votá: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Aug 30

Looking forward to learn about cuprosklodowskite, haüyne, jeremejevite, kosmochlor, mannardite, paddlewheelite, thortveitite (I would not even know how to pronounce those names!)

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Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Aug 30

I cannot believe this is the first time azurite is in the MinCup!

Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Aug 29

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