Solnou
Solnou is a fictional mineral used in speculative geology and worldbuilding to illustrate a class of solar-activated minerals. The term appears in narrative contexts rather than real-world scientific literature, and is often employed as a plot element or worldbuilding detail. Etymology commonly links solnou to sun-related roots combined with mineral-name conventions in imagined languages, signaling a material associated with solar energy.
Properties commonly described in worldbuilding sources place solnou as forming hexagonal prismatic crystals within sun-exposed hydrothermal
Occurrence and extraction are described as limited to specific basins in the fictional world, such as the
Uses and significance are predominantly narrative devices: solnou is portrayed as enhancing solar energy capture when
See also: Solar minerals, luminescent minerals, fictional minerals, worldbuilding resources. References: none, as solnou is a