Paranenebs

Paranenebs is a fictional mineral described in speculative geology as part of a hypothetical mineral class used in thought experiments about crystal chemistry and nomenclature. In the imagined framework, Paranenebs is a hydrated silicate with a pale blue-green color, a vitreous to dull luster, and a tendency to form minute, cloudy inclusions that can fluoresce faintly under ultraviolet light. Its hypothetical hardness is placed around 3 on the Mohs scale, and its refractive index is described as moderately high for a silicate.

Discovery and naming in the fictional account trace to a 1990s workshop on mineral nomenclature, where Paranenebs was proposed as an illustrative example to explore the challenges of classifying minerals with complex inclusions. The name combines a prefix implying proximity or situational context with a root evoking nebular, cloudy textures, reinforcing the imagined cloud-like internal features.

Formation, occurrence, and uses are treated in the fictional literature as arising from high-temperature, silica-rich fluids interacting with ultramafic rocks, followed by rapid quenching that preserves internal inclusions. In the story world, Paranenebs is sometimes cited as a decorative stone or as a hypothetical luminescent sensor material, though no real-world samples exist to verify such claims.

Research status is purely fictional; Paranenebs serves as a teaching aid for discussing mineral taxonomy, optical properties, and the interpretation of inclusions. References to Paranenebs appear only in invented encyclopedias and speculative geology texts, not in peer-reviewed scientific literature.