Dilithium crystal - Revision history

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Ion frigate: put a sentence about what it does (the enc. entry actually doesn't say); note that it's not the source of power (that's antimatter) but seems to serve some sort of regulating purpose like a control rod

2024-12-22T19:07:54Z

put a sentence about what it does (the enc. entry actually doesn't say); note that it's not the source of power (that's antimatter) but seems to serve some sort of regulating purpose like a control rod

Netzhack: /* Encyclopedia entry */

2022-01-10T22:26:35Z

‎Encyclopedia entry

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2021-01-20T14:06:04Z

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Umbire the Phantom at 08:56, 20 January 2021

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Infinigon at 01:51, 20 January 2021

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Aximili: Changes to sectioning

2020-01-18T06:06:00Z

Changes to sectioning

Umbire the Phantom at 06:03, 18 January 2020

2020-01-18T06:03:58Z

Aximili: Fix a link

2020-01-18T06:00:10Z

Fix a link

Umbire the Phantom at 16:25, 12 May 2019

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 ==Origin==
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-Dilithium is an important fictional mineral from [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]].
+Dilithium is an important fictional mineral from [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]].  In-universe, it is needed to keep starships' warp engines running, thereby enabling faster-than-light travel.
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 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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-The most famous and the first to be named of the imaginary
+The most famous and the first to be named of the imaginary "minerals" of Star Trek is dilithium. ... Because of this mineral's central role in the storyline, a whole mythology surrounds it.  It is, however, a naturally occurring substance within the mythology, as there are various episodes that make reference to the mining of dilithium deposits. ... This name itself is imaginary and gives no real information on the structure or make-up of this substance other than that this version of the name implies a lithium and iron-bearing aluminosilicate of some sort.  That said, the real mineral that most closely matches the descriptive elements of this name is ferroholmquistite which is a dilithium triferrodiallosilicate. If one goes on the premise that nature follows certain general norms, then one could extrapolate that dilithium might have a similar number of silicon atoms in its structure.
-"minerals" of Star Trek is dilithium. ... Because of this
+Keeping seven (i.e. hepto) ferrous irons and balancing the oxygens would give a theoretical formula of Li2Fe7Al2Si8O27. A mineral with this composition could theoretically exist, although it is doubtful that it would possess the more fantastic properties ascribed to dilithium.
 |[ The Mineralogy of Star Trek, by Jeffrey de Fourestier ]
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-The '''dilithium crystal''' is the most valuable [[gem]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', with a base value of 4500 [[zorkmid]]s, 500 more than a [[diamond]]. It is white and soft in texture (i.e. it cannot be used to engrave in the ground).
+The '''dilithium crystal''' is the most valuable [[gem]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', with a base value of 4500 [[zorkmid]]s, 500 more than a [[diamond]]. It is white and relatively soft (i.e., it cannot be used to engrave on the ground).
 ==Generation==
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 ==Variants==
-In variants that include [[Alchemy#Gem alchemy|gem alchemy]] ([[SLASH'EM]] and [[dNetHack]]), the dilithium crystal is the only valuable gems that does not turn a [[potion of acid]] into another potion when dipped into it - instead, it explodes.
+In variants that include [[Alchemy#Gem alchemy|gem alchemy]] ([[SLASH'EM]] and [[dNetHack]]), the dilithium crystal is the only valuable gem that does not turn a [[potion of acid]] into another potion when dipped into it - instead, it explodes.
-In theory, the could be used to identify dilithium crystals or potions of acid, but it would be highly impractical due to destroying the crystal in the process; furthermore, by the time you start seeing dilithium crystals, you will probably have encountered potions of acid and recognized them (for example, having them [[Offensive item|thrown at you by a monster]]).
+In theory, this could be used to identify dilithium crystals or potions of acid, but it would be highly impractical due to destroying the crystal in the process; furthermore, by the time you start seeing dilithium crystals, you will probably have encountered potions of acid and recognized them (for example, having them [[Offensive item|thrown at you by a monster]]).
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-The '''dilithium crystal''' is the most valuable [[gem]] in NetHack, with a base value of 4500 [[zorkmid]]s, 500 more than a [[diamond]]. It is white and soft (cannot be used to engrave in the ground).
+The '''dilithium crystal''' is the most valuable [[gem]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', with a base value of 4500 [[zorkmid]]s, 500 more than a [[diamond]]. It is white and soft in texture (i.e. it cannot be used to engrave in the ground).
 Dilithium crystals [[Gem#Generation and identification|generally do not appear in the main branch of the dungeon]] until you have reached at least dungeon level 27, though they can be found with many other gems in the [[Gnomish Mines]].
 ==Variants==
-In variants that include [[Alchemy#Gem alchemy|gem alchemy]] ([[SLASH'EM]] and [[dNetHack]]), the dilithium crystal is the only valuable gems that does not turn a [[potion of acid]] into another potion when dipped into it. Instead, it explodes.
+In variants that include [[Alchemy#Gem alchemy|gem alchemy]] ([[SLASH'EM]] and [[dNetHack]]), the dilithium crystal is the only valuable gems that does not turn a [[potion of acid]] into another potion when dipped into it - instead, it explodes.
-This could be used to identify dilithium crystals, though it would be an impractical method, given that the crystal is destroyed in the process. It could also be used to identify potions of acid, though by the time you start seeing dilithium crystals, you will probably have encountered potions of acid and recognized them (for example, seeing them [[Offensive item|thrown by a monster]]).
+In theory, the could be used to identify dilithium crystals or potions of acid, but it would be highly impractical due to destroying the crystal in the process; furthermore, by the time you start seeing dilithium crystals, you will probably have encountered potions of acid and recognized them (for example, having them [[Offensive item|thrown at you by a monster]]).
 ==Origin==
 {{wikipedia|Dilithium (Star Trek)}}
 Dilithium is an important fictional mineral from [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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	The '''dilithium crystal''' is the most valuable [[gem]] in NetHack, with a base value of 4500 [[zorkmid]]s, 500 more than a [[diamond]]. It is white and soft (cannot be used to engrave in the ground).		The '''dilithium crystal''' is the most valuable [[gem]] in NetHack, with a base value of 4500 [[zorkmid]]s, 500 more than a [[diamond]]. It is white and soft (cannot be used to engrave in the ground).
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		+	== Generation ==

	Dilithium crystals [[Gem#Generation and identification\|generally do not appear in the main branch of the dungeon]] until you have reached at least dungeon level 27, though they can be found with many other gems in the [[Gnomish Mines]].		Dilithium crystals [[Gem#Generation and identification\|generally do not appear in the main branch of the dungeon]] until you have reached at least dungeon level 27, though they can be found with many other gems in the [[Gnomish Mines]].

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 The '''dilithium crystal''' is the most valuable [[gem]] in NetHack, with a base value of 4500 [[zorkmid]]s, 500 more than a [[diamond]]. It is white and soft (cannot be used to engrave in the ground).
-Dilithium crystals [[Gem#Generation and identification|generally do not appear]] until you have reached at least dungeon level 27.
+Dilithium crystals [[Gem#Generation and identification|generally do not appear in the main branch of the dungeon]] until you have reached at least dungeon level 27, though they can be found with many other gems in the mines.
 ==Variants==