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General Information Environment: Silica-poor planetesimals which did not undergo significant parent-body metamorphism during formation. IMA Status: Not IMA Approved Locality: Interplanetary asteroids, class-K worlds. Name Origin: Named after it's discoverer. Synonym: K-crystal The good stuff Crystallography Axial Ratios: a:b = 1:1.897 Cell Dimensions: a = 7.67, b = 14.55, Z = 12; V = 855.96 Den(Calc)= 3.29 Crystal System: Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P222 Physical Properties Cleavage: [0001] Distinct Color: Black or amber brown. Density: 3.1 - 3.5, Average = 3.3 Diaphaniety: translucent to opaque Habits: Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals., Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction., Hardness: 5 - Apatite Luminescence: Triboluminescent. Luster: Resinous Streak: Grey Optical Properties Optical Data: Uniaxial (+), w=1.952-1.984, e=1.971-2.01, bire=0.0190-0.0260. Keltrinium Keltrinium joins the ranks of Dilithium as only the second known material in Federation science that is nonreactive with antimatter when subjected to a high-frequency EM field, in keltrinium`s case in the upper kilowatt range. It permits the antideuterium to pass through its crystalline structure via a strong field dynamo effect created by cobalt & iron atom arrangements. This effect also prevents secondary annihilation reactions, which waste fuel and cause crystalline degradation. The long-name of the crystal, in its usable forced-matrix form, is 4<10>12 keltrinium 3<:> 4 quadrallosillicate 2:12:2 heptoferranide 1:7 cobalt carbide. Its highly complex atomic structure is a couple orders of magnitudes more complex than dilithium`s, and consequently renders it irrepreducable by standard nuclear epitaxy and antieutectics methods. This mineral is only found in the Gamma quadrant, in former Dominion territories. Due to its complex structure, and the weak bonding between the allosillicate and the cobalt atoms, it is a bit brittle, and a special frame must be constructed to cushion it against even the minimal stresses experienced by a normal CAF(crystal articulation frame). Practical applications- Basically you either have smaller warp cores on starships that produce the same power as before, or same sized cores with more power. Also, fuel is conserved. These crystals are compatible with all known cores- standard, cryogenic, multiple matter |
