Dude, I wondered if you would have any thoughts on this matter.
Any gemstone would work fine; I was thinking clear ones that can be faceted, but other than that scheelite might even work.
This is an uninformed idea, but I was thinking some minerals that come in many colors--like corundum (I'm a big fan ;) ), or topaz--seem to be able to accommodate all sorts of impurities. I'm trying to figure out what might show up as totally ultraviolet--thus, what would look like a colorless stone to us would have a brilliant hue to these aliens.
Hey, while I have your attention, I have a question: is it possible for a rocky moon like ours to be rosy pink? I did some research on minerals that might work, but I'm still not sure how to even look it up.
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Date: 2009-01-25 11:33 pm (UTC)Any gemstone would work fine; I was thinking clear ones that can be faceted, but other than that scheelite might even work.
This is an uninformed idea, but I was thinking some minerals that come in many colors--like corundum (I'm a big fan ;) ), or topaz--seem to be able to accommodate all sorts of impurities. I'm trying to figure out what might show up as totally ultraviolet--thus, what would look like a colorless stone to us would have a brilliant hue to these aliens.
Hey, while I have your attention, I have a question: is it possible for a rocky moon like ours to be rosy pink? I did some research on minerals that might work, but I'm still not sure how to even look it up.