Tiberium

Tiberium History

Tiberium arrived on Earth sometime during 1995, on a meteor. It was discovered by Doctor Mobius, and it was named after the Tiber river in Italy, where it was found. The mineral is spreading very quickly in ways that are yet to be explained, and it is now believed that nearly the entire Earth has at least some Tiberium. The sole exception may be the extreme Arctic areas, where it is too cold for the mineral to survive.

The scientific world is still hard at work studying the alien mineral. They are still unable to explain why and how it soaks up ground minerals and soil nutrients, which creates a unique crystal which contains several types of precious metals, some of which are not identified.

Tiberium does not only leech elements from soil, but also from all plant life. Human contact, as well as animal contact, with Tiberium is extremely toxic and often fatal. Spores emitted by the mineral appear to be the source of numerous illnesses. Exposure should be avoided at all costs.

T y p e s o f T i b e r i u m

When Tiberium first arrived on Earth there it was only in one form, which was the green crystals that caused the first Tiberium war. Now, there are two more forms of Tiberium.

Green Tiberium	The form of Tiberium most widely available. It is very toxic and it grows at a very fast rate.
Blue Tiberium	Much rarer than it's green cousin, the blue Tiberium is worth much more, since it is in much higher demand for scientific study. The downside to this is that it is extremely toxic, more so than the green variety, and it can also be explosive.
Tiberium Veins	This form of Tiberium is useless, since it is worth nothing, and it is still very toxic. Special vehicles have been manufactured to clear this form of Tiberium away and dispose of it to make for more space for expansion.

C o m p o s i t i o n o f T i b e r i u m

In the words of Doctor Mobius: "Molecularly, it's a non-carbon based element. It appears to have strong ferrous qualities, with non-resonating reversable energy that has a tendency to disrupt carbon based molecular structures. It has unequal positrons orbiting on the 1st, 2nd, and 9th rings. The consequence of this structure is that the possibilites of tiberium are limitless."

Phosphor: 42.5% Iron: 32.5% Calcium: 15.25% Copper: 5.75% Silica: 2.5% Unknown: 1.5% H a r m f u l G a s e s Methane: 22% Sulfur: 19% Naphthalene: 12% Argon: 10% Isobutane: 6% Xylene: 2% Unknown: 29%

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