PARA-778-Cyanotrichite

Caretaker Status: Unknown

Affiliated companion(s): none

Level 1 - concrete
Word: Cyanotrichite

Origin:
The name is from Greek kyaneos for "blue" and triches for "hair" referring to the typical color and habit. Its earlier name, Lettsomite, is taken from the name of William Garrow Lettsom (1805–1887), co-author of the 1858 Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland.

Definition:
Cyanotrichite is a hydrous copper aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Cu₄Al₂[(OH)₁₂|SO₄]·2H₂O, also known as lettsomite. Cyanotrichite forms velvety radial acicular crystal aggregates of extremely fine fibers.

Magic Status: 1 - Neophyte
Tier 1 - This Paralogos can visually distinguish its focus from closely-related species, such as Carbonatecyanotrichite.

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware