Kaijumite (kye-joo-might)
Kaijumite is the rarest mineral on planet Earth and is also the most powerful out of both synthetic and naturally occurring materials.
Properties
Material Characteristics
The element is of a crystalline structure with a rigid, reddish-orange colored form.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Being partial amniotic fluid, kaijumite still retains energetic properties despite not being as potent or powerful as pure fluid. It emits energy as potent as uranium, plutonium, radium, and polonium. It is the most powerful and most radioactive mineral on planet Earth, but the radiation is actually safe to be exposed to, oddly enough. It is unknown exactly how it synthesizes radiation and retains it in a way that is not toxic to human exposure. A faint, blurry halo can be seen around it during the day, and it glows prominently at night.
Geology & Geography
The only places on the planet where kaijumite is the most abundant are Monster Island and Pellucidar. It is more abundant in the former and grows out of the rocks and sand, with samples in the latter being more difficult to find. Certain locations along the sea floor possess trace kaijumite samples, but the immense depth and pressure make deep-sea mining incredibly difficult.
Origin & Source
The mineral is created wherever kaiju blood is spilled. Traces of the great amniotic fluid lie within kaiju blood, similar to plasma. Upon leaving the body, it begins to coagulate upon leaving the body and contacting oxygen. The liquid absorbs sand, soil, and rock from the environment where it spills, which causes it to solidify. Theoretically, it would be possible for kaijumite to grow from wherever kaiju blood is spilled, but such deposits no longer exist after having been stripped centuries ago. Plus, it takes at least a hundred years for kaijumute to grow into a usable state.
Life & Expiration
Kaijumite never seems to decay and retains its potency indefinitely, hyperbolically referred to as a living battery.
History & Usage
History
Kaijumite has been found across many different cultures since the dawn of civilization, but it began to become incredibly rare after the Spanish Empire began to colonize the Americas. Once it had been harvested from places where kaiju blood was spilled, it vanished from the entire world and considered an extinct resource until it was rediscovered on Monster Island in 2020. Such a discovery allowed it to be properly understood and studied.
Everyday use
It was kept primarily as a form of jewelry and treasure in various ancient cultures, with Assyrian, Babylonian, European, and Egyptian kings donning kaijumite gems upon crowns and headdresses. At least one Mesopotamian noble wore an amulet with a kaijumite stone mistaken as a ruby. Aztec kings would use them in blood rituals and adorned them upon necklaces, which made them equally coveted by the Spanish conquistadores pillaging Mesoamerica. They were a staple of many pirate treasure hoards through the Caribbean and Indian sea. The Black Prince's Ruby lodged in the Imperial State Crown is actually a finely cut kaijumite gem.
Industrial Use
Kaijumite is a powerful form of clean energy, used in nuclear power plants to generate immense amounts of energy while being much safer and resistant to meltdowns. To utilize it, the mineral is placed inside a specifically designed chamber that housed it like a lightbulb and connected to a machine that harvests the radiation it emits, converting it to power. This is also used much more sparingly for intercontinental ballistic missiles, able to have supercharged batteries placed inside. Such intense usage can manufacture more than other radioactive elements, but it is drained significantly faster as a result.
Refinement
Hazards
Only when melted into a liquid is when it can be toxic, with exposure contaminating the blood and causing cancerous growths. Despite being distilled from the amniotic properties being absorbed into the kaiju's DNA, it still contains minimal trace samples of it that make it dangerous. It is incredibly difficult to melt and requires exposure to intense heat greater than volcanic interiors.
Reusability & Recycling
Kaijumute is difficult to recycle as it cannot be synthesized in a laboratory like plutonium. The only way to retrieve more of it is to make a kaiju bleed, which is incredibly difficult given the rarity of kaiju and their resistance to conventional weapons. Such things typically only happen when kaiju battle in turf wars.
Type
Ore/Mineral
Value
$5 billion per 100 grams
Rarity
Extremely rare
Odor
Odorless
Color
Reddish-orange
Common State
Solid
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