Tiberium


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Riparius
This is the most basic form of Tiberium. Its crystals are small and green in appearance, generally not growing more than one foot off the ground. It is toxic to all known carbon-based lifeforms on earth, and produces very small amounts of the tiberium gas. The Prototype Assault Suit will protect the wearer from 99% of the radiation and gas.

Chemical Composition: Riparius was the basic form of Tiberium which came in the meoterites at the Tiber River 1995. This was the first type of Tiberium extensively studied by Dr. Ignatio Mobius. Riparius grows and spreads very fast - about an acre a month in temperate climates.
 * Phosphor: 42.5%
 * Iron: 32.5%
 * Calcium: 15.25%
 * Copper: 5.75%
 * Silica: 2.5%
 * Unknown: 1.5%

Vinifera
As Vinifera did not appear until after the First Tiberium War, Dr. Ignatio Mobius did not manage to study it in great detail before he died. Extensive studying of this tricky crystal by scientists of the Global Defense Intiative has shown that after some time, developed Riparius crystals mature into Tiberium Vinifera, which is blue in appearance, and has crystals about the same size as Riparius. Vinifera has some special properties which distinguish it greatly from Riparius. When it explodes, it does not blow up all at once. The crystals in a patch blow up randomly in patches, often with gaps of up to 20 seconds between each explosion. The reason for this is as of yet unknown.
 * 1) It grows'spreads much more slowly than Riparius.
 * 2) It is much better at leaching minerals from the ground, and therefore has greater economic value than Riparius.
 * 3) It is highly combustable and unstable. It explodes violently when brought into contact with fire or other explosives.

Gases

 * Methane: 22%
 * Sulfur: 19%
 * Naphthalene: 12%
 * Argon: 10%
 * Isobutane: 6%
 * Xylene: 2%
 * Unknown: 29%

Uses of Mutation (Military or Otherwise)

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