Pintasolukon

Pintasolukon is a fictional mineral described in speculative geology and worldbuilding contexts. In common fictional accounts, it is a layered silicate mineral that forms in hydrothermal vein systems within crustal rocks.

Etymology and discovery: The name combines elements from the imagined Pintaso Basin with a mineral-terminating suffix used in related fictional catalogs. It first appeared in educationally oriented speculative geology literature in the late 20th century and has since been used in teaching materials and worldbuilding to illustrate mineral textures and associations.

Properties: Pintasolukon is described with a general formula representing a silicate framework incorporating multiple metal cations, such as (Fe2+,Mg,Al)2(SiO4)2(OH)2. It is said to crystallize in the monoclinic system, with a Mohs hardness of about 5–6. Color ranges from pale blue to emerald green; streak is whitish; luster is vitreous, and transparency is translucent to nearly transparent. Reported density is approximately 3.2–3.4 g/cm3, and cleavage is described as imperfect on the {010} plane. The typical mineral habit is prismatic crystals within vein aggregates.

Occurrence and significance: In fictional geology, pintasolukon forms during mid-temperature hydrothermal activity in a hypothetical Pintaso region, often in association with quartz, calcite, epidote, and chlorite. It serves as an educational example to illustrate phyllosilicate textures, crystal habit, and mineral paragenesis. While depicted in narratives and teaching tools, pintasolukon is not a real mineral and has no verified natural occurrence or commercial synthesis outside of fiction.