Thread by @celestelabedz

#MetGala2021 looks as minerals:

Amanda Gorman - Azurite

Serena Williams - Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Hubnerite

Dan Levy - Fluorapatite, Hardystonite, Willemite, Calcite (under UV)

Iman - Agate

Sharon Stone - Hematite

Lil Nas X - Gold

Naomi Osaka - Calcite (under UV)

Billie Eilish - Manganese-Bearing Calcite

Grimes - Quartz & Hematite

Tessa Thompson - Vanadinite

Ciara - Beryl

Valentina Sampaio - Chalcotrichite

Chloe & Halle Bailey - Rhodonite & Calcite

Chloe Fineman - Rutilated Quartz

Saweetie - Elbaite

Vittoria Ceretti - Pyrite

Carey Mulligan - Cobalt-Bearing Calcite

Maisie Williams - Hematite & Pseudobrookite

Normani - Sulfur

Adam Mosseri - Barite & Calcite
Monica Mosseri - Indicolite

All mineral photos found on mindat.org, with individual photo credits listed here: docs.google.com/document/d/1fg…

All celebrity photos found in this Vogue article: vogue.com/article/met-ga…

I'm no celeb expert, so any misidentified stars are due to how they were listed in the Vogue article.

I'm a geophysicist instead of a mineralogist, so any misidentified minerals are due to how they were listed on MinDat.

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