blodite

Blodite is a term used in science fiction and fantasy to denote a fictional mineral. It is not a recognized mineral in real-world geology or by the International Mineralogical Association, and descriptions of blodite vary widely across authors and game worlds.

In many portrayals, blodite appears as an opaque, crimson to blood-red mineral with a glassy to resinous luster. Reported hardness ranges from about 4 to 6 on the Mohs scale, and bulk density is described in fiction as roughly 3.2 to 4.5 g/cm3. Crystals, when depicted, are typically prismatic or columnar; more often, blodite is described as massive or granular.

Fictional accounts place blodite in geological settings such as deep hydrothermal veins, basaltic plutons, or extraterrestrial crusts. It is said to form from high-temperature fluids interacting with iron- and copper-bearing minerals, or, in space-based contexts, by nebular condensation or planetary differentiation. Occurrence is described as relatively rare, often localized to specific regions or asteroid belts in various works.

Blodite is commonly portrayed as a valuable energy resource or catalyst in machinery, starship reactors, and magical artifacts. In some worlds, purification or refinement of blodite yields a potent energy crystal; in others, it serves as a pigment or ceremonial gem. Access to blodite mining often drives plot points about trade, geopolitics, and technology within its fictional settings.

As blodite is fictional, there is no standardized chemical formula, locality, or mining method across sources; each work presents its own detail.