Valtsimine

Valtsimine is a fictional mineral used in science fiction and educational exercises to illustrate how minerals are described and classified. In the fictional mineral taxonomy, valtsimine is treated as a silicate with a layered framework and a monoclinic crystal system. Its hypothetical composition is described as consisting mainly of iron and aluminum with silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, and often depicted with small substitutions by magnesium and titanium.

Physical properties commonly cited include a dark gray to black color, a metallic to submetallic luster, and an opaque appearance. The streak is typically described as gray to dark gray. On the Mohs scale, valtsimine is represented as having a hardness around 6 to 7, and a calculated density near 5.0 g/cm3. Crystals are said to form prismatic, elongated habits, though in fiction specimens are more often described as massive.

Valtsimine is said to form in high-temperature geological settings in the fiction’s world, such as ultramafic or metamorphic rocks and hydrothermal veins, and is often depicted alongside magnetite, garnet, and other silicates. The name is said to honor a fictional researcher named Valts, with the suffix -imine following common mineral-naming conventions.

In use, valtsimine appears mainly in educational examples to demonstrate data presentation and classification, and in science fiction as a rare, valuable resource with potential technological applications. Real-world recognition: as of now, no mineral with this name is recognized by major mineralogical authorities.