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Tiberium is a fictional Crystal found in the computer game series '' Command & Conquer ''. Typically Green , it is named after the place of its initial discovery on the Tiber River in Italy in the late 20th Century . It leeches Metal s out of the Soil , concentrating them in crystals which can easily be collected and processed. The leeching process leaves the Landscape depleted, however, leaving the ground underneath effectively useless for Agriculture . In- Game , it is treated as a valuable Resource . TIBERIUM GROWTH Tiberium first appears as manhole-sized lumps of Rock or soil. As these lumps expand, the top of the lump pulls away, to reveal immature crystal formations. As the patch of Tiberium grows, both the lump of rock and crystal grow rapidly. The typical Tiberium crystal is roughly 1 to 2 Meter s tall. The Color of the crystals is dependent on the amount and concentration of minerals that the Tiberium has leeched from the soil. TIBERIUM PROLIFERATION Tiberium first reached Earth during a meteor shower in the 1990's. The first patch was discovered by Dr. Ignatio Mobius (although some would argue that it was actually Kane ) by the Tiber river in Italy and has since spread all over the Planet . Tiberium can spread almost anywhere, with the rate of spread being influenced by soil density and Ambient Temperature . Only the Polar Cap s show low levels of Tiberium Infestation . Tiberium spreads through a variety of methods, depending on the local Environment . No matter how small, an isolated patch of Tiberium can spread to cover Acre s. The process is not entirely understood, but it is believed that underneath the surface, the rock lump shoots out tendrils in all directions, which grow into new rock lumps. A more disturbing method of Tiberium growth is witnessed when the area Tiberium is in has any sort of foliage, such as trees or bushes. Through an unknown evolutionary process, Tiberium mutates these trees into "Blossom Trees", or Tiberium Ripariuses. These 'trees' are fleshy stalks with a large Bulb at the top. The bulb regularly contracts and relaxes, releasing microscopic Tiberium crystals into the atmosphere. As long as there is a Blossom Tree in an area, Tiberium will constantly regrow around the tree. Most attempts at injuring or removing Blossom trees have been ineffective. Tiberium Vinifera, the volatile Blue -colored Tiberium variant, has its own specific form of spread. If a large enough patch of Vinifera grows to maturity, the rockish lumps surrounding the crystals will fall away, and the crystals will meld together into a massive blue crystal, roughly 10 meters high. These large Vinifera masses will inexplicably grow new Vinifera outcroppings, although much slower than a Blossom Tree. Destroying a massive Vinifera outcropping is not recommended, as the destruction of the large crystal will simply cause it to shatter Explosive ly. This explosive aspect will throw Vinifera deposits over the area. By the 2040s, 20% of the Earth's surface (designated as 'Red Zones') has been rendered completely inhospitable to human life. A further 50% ('Yellow Zones') is severely afflicted, yet home to 80% of the world's population; whilst the remaining 30% ('Blue Zones') is relatively untouched. Much of GDI 's efforts are focused toward the conversion of Yellow Zones into Blue Zones. HEALTH RISKS OF TIBERIUM EXPOSURE Outcroppings of Tiberium release odorless gasses as they appear. While Tiberium was originally considered Harmless (and perhaps even beautiful due to its shimmering sparkles), these fumes will poison any Human that ventures through it. Long-term low-level exposure to Tiberium causes illness of various systems among both humans and animals. As the exact means by which Tiberium affects terrestrial biology are largely unknown, treatment is generally restricted to alleviating the symptoms rather than curing the cause. Unfortunately, this means that victims of Tiberium poisoning almost uniformly experience a gradual decline over a number of years until eventually succumbing to the effects. A research study funded by GDI that was conducted mid First Tiberian War produced the following statistics. Respiratory ailments: ''Human:'' 2,447,392 ''Livestock:'' 9,442,661 Reproductive ailments: ''Human:'' 1,446,294 ''Livestock:'' 12,443,761 Immune system ailments: ''Human:'' 14,681,994 ''Livestock:'' 29,337,224 Tiberium related deaths: ''Human:'' 4,286,334 ''Livestock:'' 11,223,994 Long-term mid- to high-level exposure to Tiberium can result in effects that reveal an alarming aspect of the mineral/life-form: Tiberium is a mutagen. Humans and animals that have been exposed to Tiberium at these levels have experienced genetic Mutation , involving physiological modification in a number of ways. These include the growth of Tiberium crystals on the Skin of the individual, immunity from the effects of Tiberium poisoning and even (ironically) the ability to rapidly accelerate cellular regeneration when in the presence of Tiberium Riparius and Vinifera. The Forgotten (or Shiners) are a group of such 'mutants'. When exposed to very high concentrations of Tiberium, such as while passing through an area of dense Tiberium growth without protective apparatus, the short-term effects of Tiberium poisoning are immediately experienced by individuals. If an individual dies from such exposure, either because they lingered in the area of Tiberium growth for too long or because they were already in a weakened state of health before the exposure, irregular Tiberium mutation can sometimes result. Through a process that is both amazing and extremely disturbing, the Tiberium toxins that caused the death of the individual appear to re-animate the cells of the corpse and transform it into a blob of mobile, semi-intelligent human flesh called a 'visceroid'. TIBERIUM AS A TERRAFORMING AGENT The most common belief currently on the nature of Tiberium is that the crystal is a terraforming agent of the alien race known as the Scrin . All evidence of the Scrin show that they are a Tiberium-based Lifeform , with the ability to control Tiberium Mutations. Most obvious of these abilities is the Tacitus, a computer-like Scrin device that can control Tiberium mutation. Because of this information, this is the assumed goals of Tiberium, from the Scrin point of view:
TIBERIUM'S CHEMICAL PROPERTIES "''Molecularly, it is a non-carbon-based compound which appears to have strong ferrous qualities with non-resonating reversible energy. It has a tendency to disrupt Carbon -based Molecular structures with inconsequent in unequal positrons orbiting on the first, second and ninth quark rings.''" -Dr Ignatio Mobius ''"...The significance of the heavy particles within Tiberium's crystal lattice is that they are the key to the matter transmutation process - Tiberium's most interesting property. Because of the high mass and energy of these particles, when Tiberium comes into contact with other matter, the particles at the boundaries of its lattice randomly collide with the nuclei of the target matter, smashing it to pieces (in the case of smaller nuclei), or incrementally knocking protons or neutrons off (in the case of heavier nuclei). Somehow, the Tiberium is able to capture a fraction of the protons and/or neutrons that are ejected during this collision process and incorporate them into its own structure, thus growing. Whenever a muon or tauon collides with an atomic nucleus, fission occurs, which results in the random production of alpha, beta and gamma radiation, as well as other forms of electromagnetic radiation (such as infrared). During the transmutation process, nuclei that Tiberium has come into contact with may be changed into nuclei with different (usually fewer) numbers of protons or neutrons. The result is a complete elemental transformation."''-The C&C Science Bible (EALA) Crystal
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