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** ''Contrary to common description as a metal, "refractory" implies nonmetallic; likely similar to dolomite (refractory mineral found naturally as ore, used to deflect cosmic rays in particle accelerators), will be treated as such'' | ** ''Contrary to common description as a metal, "refractory" implies nonmetallic; likely similar to dolomite (refractory mineral found naturally as ore, used to deflect cosmic rays in particle accelerators), will be treated as such'' | ||
* Density, as well as the presence of minor quantities of radioactive materials in its structure, together serve to deflect various forms of high-energy beams, including scanners and transporters (DS9 Short Story: "Sins of the Mother"; TNG: "Silicon Avatar"; ''Star Trek: Insurrection'') | * Density, as well as the presence of minor quantities of radioactive materials in its structure, together serve to deflect various forms of high-energy beams, including scanners and transporters (DS9 Short Story: "Sins of the Mother"; TNG: "Silicon Avatar"; ''Star Trek: Insurrection'') | ||
** Distribution throughout strata can cause this effect naturally within certain caverns, but it is often processed and worked into plating or integrated into a structure's composition to provide physical defense against scanning or transportation (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing''; DS9: ''Warpath'') | ** Distribution throughout strata can cause this effect naturally within certain caverns, but it is often processed and worked into plating or integrated into a structure's composition to provide physical defense against scanning or transportation (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing''; DS9 Novel: ''Warpath'') | ||
[[Category:Minerals]] | [[Category:Minerals]] | ||
Revision as of 13:37, 27 December 2017
- Refractory mineral found on various planetary bodies, often as ore (TNG: "Silicon Avatar"; Star Trek: Insurrection)
- Contrary to common description as a metal, "refractory" implies nonmetallic; likely similar to dolomite (refractory mineral found naturally as ore, used to deflect cosmic rays in particle accelerators), will be treated as such
- Density, as well as the presence of minor quantities of radioactive materials in its structure, together serve to deflect various forms of high-energy beams, including scanners and transporters (DS9 Short Story: "Sins of the Mother"; TNG: "Silicon Avatar"; Star Trek: Insurrection)
- Distribution throughout strata can cause this effect naturally within certain caverns, but it is often processed and worked into plating or integrated into a structure's composition to provide physical defense against scanning or transportation (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing; DS9 Novel: Warpath)