Zandermite

Zandermite
Zan, the holy stone. Zandermite, super mineral. Witchstone, gateway to dark powers. Gem, money, power. Zandermite is all of these things and more. From a more mundane perspective it’s a geological mystery. Deposits of Zandermite follow no known pattern of geological formation. Seeming to appear in layer of earth, rock formation, or environment. Further the exact nature of its creation is also an unknown. A mineral with its levels of hardness and crystalline structure should have been created deep underground, but it will appear mixed in with sedimentary deposits that it shouldn’t be present in, or mixed into hard formations that it’s incongruent with.

It’s physical properties are that of any other hard Gemstone. It’s color varies from a blue dominant to a purplish Indigo. From stones as small as sand, to the size of a human head, some larger.

It’s unnatural properties: namely the ability to allow Protectorate Kori to perform supernatural acts and as a source of fuel for the Tactican Empire’s ZanTech, a seemingly endless stream of advanced machines. A what make Zandermite one of the most valuable resources in the world, and thus one of the most fought over. It’s turned previously minor players into major sources of international contention and violence. Strained alliances, and brought the world to new heights of conflict.