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Hyperbaride

Hyperbarides were a group of so-called "super-heavy" elements that were extremely rare throughout the galaxy, but were required for turbolaser technology.^[1]

1 Characteristics
2 Usage
3 History
4 Deposits
5 Known hyperbarides
6 Appearances
7 Sources
8 Notes and references
9 External links

CharacteristicsEdit

Hyperbarides were known to be as stable as more common elements, but they had certain special chemical and physical properties. They could withstand high temperatures, levels of radiation and flux densities, which made them useful for many high-energy technologies.^[1]

Hyperbarides were cytotoxic minerals that were lethal to nearly any form of life based on carbon-oxygen physiology, similar to other heavy metals, but also served as a mutagen. The only species resistant to hyperbarides were the Gorothites, due to their evolution on a heavy metal- and hyperbaride-rich world.^[2]

UsageEdit

Hyperbarides could be synthesized from normal elements, but the process was very expensive, requiring high pressure, temperature and a lot of energy.

HistoryEdit

By the time of the reign of the Galactic Empire, hyperbarides had been known for several centuries.^[1]

During an industrial accident in 22 BBY, hyperbaride run-off was released among other industrial wastes when Waste Canister Delivery Port 84-D-21 in the Desrini District of Coruscant misfired.^[3]

Normally the price of hyperbarides ranged around 2,200 credits per kilogram during the Galactic Civil War, though this varied according to Imperial price controls.^[4]

The Galactic Empire had several synthesis plants, but their locations were high-guarded military secrets. One of them was on the planet of Marca,^[1] and another one was on Goroth Prime, but corporately controlled.^[2]

DepositsEdit

Hyperbarides were extremely rare and could only be found on a few planets and even there, an occurrence of one part per quadrillion was considered "abnormally high." Also, if existing naturally, hyperbarides came in compounds, such as ilinium trioxide or vintrium hydride, which were less valuable than pure materials.^[2]

The world Goroth Prime had an unnaturally high concentration of hyperbarides in its crust, among other heavy metals. A fact that was not discovered until its devastation and re-discovery a few thousand years later.^[2]