dolostonethe

Dolostonethe is a fictional mineral species used in worldbuilding, speculative geology, and science fiction to illustrate mineralogical classification and resource modeling. In the imagined taxonomy, dolostonethe is described as a calcium-magnesium silicate with minor carbonate components, forming in hydrothermal dolostone environments. It is said to crystallize in tabular to prismatic forms and to exhibit a layered polycrystalline texture.

Physical properties are described as: color ranges from pale blue to emerald green; luster vitreous to pearly; translucent to opaque; hardness around 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale; and a specific gravity near 3.0. Dolostonethe is reported to show slight anisotropy and a faint internal glow under ultraviolet light in some renderings.

Geologically, in its fictional setting dolostonethe is thought to form when silica-rich fluids interact with dolostone under elevated temperatures, producing a metasomatic replacement along fracture zones. It is often described as occurring in secondary hydrothermal veins or as coatings in metamorphic dolostone belts.

In narrative uses, dolostonethe is valued as an ornamental gemstone and, in some worldbuilding simulations, as a theoretical energy reservoir or catalyst medium due to its described luminescent and conductive properties. The term has no basis in real-world mineralogy and is not recognized by actual geological taxonomies.

See also: Dolostone; Silicate minerals.