Vizet

Vizet is a fictional mineral featured in speculative geology and science fiction world-building. It is portrayed as a rare, thermally stable aluminosilicate with luminescent properties that shift color under different lighting. Creations using vizet often explore themes of resource scarcity and technological advancement.

Properties: Crystalline form is usually prismatic, color ranges from pale blue to violet, exhibits strong tricolor pleochroism, Mohs hardness around 7, specific gravity 3.2–3.6, refractive index ~1.62. It glows faintly under ultraviolet light, especially in the presence of copper impurities. It can be synthetically produced at high temperature and pressure in lab conditions within fictional narratives.

Formation and occurrence: Vizet is said to form in deep hydrothermal veins associated with ultramafic rocks, often at convergent plate margins. In the story, it crystallizes from copper- and vanadium-rich fluids under high temperature (300–600°C) and moderate pressure, later altering to other minerals via metamorphism.

Uses and significance: In fiction, vizet is valued for durability and bright luminescence; used as gemstone and as a component in energy storage or quantum-grade electronics. Its scarcity drives exploration, trade routes, and geopolitical tensions in narrative settings.

History and reception: The concept of vizet originated in a mid-21st-century world-building project, with later popularization in novels and games. It is commonly cited as an example of a fictional mineral used to discuss resource governance and technological progress.