Tumult Rocks
Curious and curious-er, the unusual properties of Tumult continue to awe and inspire me each day.Scorched and scarred by lightning, meta and rocksweat, a large amount of rocks on Tumult have picked up the unusual properties of the planet.
Properties
Material Characteristics
What normally would have been the reddish-brown rocks of the planets surface, are instead mottled blacks and browns with a particularly dull surface that seems to have a non-lustrous property to it.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Several subjects with continued exposure to the rocks express confusion when asked simple questions about their mental well-being. Upon analysis, the rocks have a meta-signature faintly resembling rocksweat.
When left alone for observation, the rocks appear to be completely inert. High-speed video of the rocks reveals very slow movement towards one another (<1 mm/hr). Upon exposure to high-concentrations of meta-energy, the rocks undergo slow but gradual liquefaction into a ruddy-black compound resembling rocksweat.
Exposure to this compound results in the previously mentioned mental fogginess, with the addition of some exposed individuals expressing a suggestive state of mind akin to hypnotism. The compound exhibits the same gradual movement of the solid Tumult rocks, albeit at a faster rate of ~2cm/hr.
These might actually make decent paper weights; just stick one on your desk, and people'll get confused when they come near you.
When left alone for observation, the rocks appear to be completely inert. High-speed video of the rocks reveals very slow movement towards one another (<1 mm/hr). Upon exposure to high-concentrations of meta-energy, the rocks undergo slow but gradual liquefaction into a ruddy-black compound resembling rocksweat.
Exposure to this compound results in the previously mentioned mental fogginess, with the addition of some exposed individuals expressing a suggestive state of mind akin to hypnotism. The compound exhibits the same gradual movement of the solid Tumult rocks, albeit at a faster rate of ~2cm/hr.
Or not. Every time I find something that can be salvaged from Artian-01-04, it has some horrifying hidden downside. Y'know, can't I just get one win from all this?
Geology & Geography
Found most often near/comprising the The Mindwrack Gorge, Tumult rocks have been theorized to be part of the problem with the canyon.
History & Usage
Discovery
The unusual properties of the rocks on Tumult were discovered during a meta-analysis following the abandonment of the Artian-01-04 facilities.
Everyday use
The rocks are used in the study of low-level exposure to rocksweat and to continuous exposure to the environment of Tumult.
Refinement
Jupiter Syndicate scientists theorize that the contaminated rocks could theoretically be refined into rocksweat, but that it would be a bad idea for everyone involved.
Hazards
Mild cognitohazard. Not safe for consumption.
Distribution
Storage
Due to their slow gravitation towards one another, it is generally theorized that the rocks are safer being stored slightly apart from each-other and not in large amounts.
Type
Ore/Mineral
Rarity
Moderately common on the surface of Tumult
Taste
Due to the rocksweat present in the rocks, researchers were unwilling to taste them.
Color
Mottled browns and black. Some rocks express reddish and dusky hues.
Common State
Solid
Liquid Crystalline when exposed to high concentrations of meta
Liquid Crystalline when exposed to high concentrations of meta
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