Montrealit
Montrealit is a fictional mineral used in geoscience education and speculative fiction to illustrate mineral identification and material characterization. It does not correspond to a known natural mineral and has no verified occurrence in the real world.
Etymology and naming: The name Montrealit honors the city of Montreal, and in the fictional account was
Discovery and classification: In the educational fiction, Montrealit was introduced by a fictional geologist in a
Properties: Montrealit crystallizes in the monoclinic system and commonly forms prismatic crystals. Color ranges from emerald-green
Occurrence and formation: In the fictional scenario, Montrealit forms in high-temperature hydrothermal veins within the continental
Uses and significance: Montrealit serves as an educational device to practice identification workflows—optical mineralogy, X-ray diffraction,