sidosparien

Sidosparien is a fictional mineral term used in speculative geology and worldbuilding to illustrate a sulfide-bearing silicate phase. The name appears in various fictional settings and is not part of real-world mineral nomenclature.

In these contexts, sidosparien is described as having a layered silicate framework with sulfide-containing units and variable composition. Because it is fictional, a fixed chemical formula is not defined; authors allow substitutions among silicon, aluminum, and metal cations paired with sulfur.

Formation and environment: The mineral is imagined to crystallize in high-temperature, reducing magmatic environments or on exoplanetary crusts where sulfur is abundant and oxygen is limited.

Occurrence and use: In stories and games, sidosparien is often portrayed as an ore of a fictional metal or as a material with energetic or catalytic properties. The concept is used to explore ideas about mineral diversity, planetary geology, and resource economics within narratives.

See also: Mineral, Sulfide mineral, Silicate, Paragenesis. Etymology: The term combines elements intended to evoke sulfur content and mineral paragenesis.