What Colour is adamantine?

Adamantine was a jet-black alloy of adamant and other metals. Usually black in color, adamantine had a green sheen when viewed by candlelight or a purple-white sheen when viewed by magical light. It was found only in veins of ore near earth nodes and areas of faerzress in the Underdark.
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What does adamantium look like?

Adamantine is an extremely hard, black metal. In its finished form, adamantine metal reflects a clear green sheen under candlelight, and purple-white under magical light. Adamantine weighs as much as steel. It is ferromagnetic like steel, and vulnerable to a rust monster's grasp.
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Is adamantine shiny?

Well, Wolverine's claws and Ultron's body are both constructed of true adamantium (i.e. adamantine) and they are shiny metal, so a case could be made that they are shiny.
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What color is adamantine in Pathfinder?

Normal adamantine is black.
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Is adamantine a stone?

The Greek and Latin word for the hardest imaginable substance, whether applied to a legendary stone or an actual substance, such as diamond, was adamas. Latin poets used the term figuratively for things lasting, firm, or unbending, and the adjective adamantinus was applied in similar contexts.
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WHAT IS THE ADAMANTINE PARTICLE?



Is adamantine a diamond?

Adamantine is the term used to describe the luster exhibited by diamonds and gems with a Refractive Index of 1.9 – 2.5. The root word adamant derives from the Greek word adamastos which means untameable.
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Is adamantine real?

Some transparent minerals with very high indices of refraction have a non-metallic, brilliant manner of reflecting and transmitting light called an adamantine luster. Diamond is the bestknown adamantine mineral, and its coveted sparkle is an example of this type of non-metallic luster.
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What color is adamantine in DND?

Uses. Adamantine was a jet-black alloy of adamant and other metals. Usually black in color, adamantine had a green sheen when viewed by candlelight or a purple-white sheen when viewed by magical light.
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What color is mithral?

Description. Mithral ore appeared as a silver-and-black mineral in its natural form, and became a shining silvery-blue when it was forged.
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What does Mithril look like?

Mithril is a fictional metal found in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, which is present in his Middle-earth, and also appears in many other works of derivative fantasy. It is described as resembling silver but being stronger and lighter than steel.
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What is the synonym of adamantine?

In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for adamantine, like: adamantean, adamant, brassbound, implacable, incompliant, relentless, stubborn, unbending, stubborn as a mule (or ox), resist and die-hard.
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Can a person be adamantine?

When someone is adamant, the person won't budge or yield. Anything adamantine is pretty much unbreakable and invulnerable. Adamantine substances also tend to be bright and shiny like diamonds. When used figuratively, adamantine can describe something unbreakable, like the adamantine will of a marathon runner.
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What is adamantine worth?

Adamantine is 100 gp per pound.
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Is adamantium a light?

Also, adamantium is ridiculously light, and his bones have a very thin coat of it.
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What can destroy adamantium?

The only known substance able to pierce or cut through Adamantium is the compound known as Antarctic Vibranium, also called "Anti-Metal". Vibranium was first deposited on Earth by a meteorite 10,000 years ago.
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Why is it called adamantium?

Adamantium is a virtually indestructible steel alloy named after the fabled metal Adamantine of Greek mythology. The metal has its origins in the work of American metallurgist Dr. Myron MacLain during World War II when the U.S. government assigned him to military research and development.
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Who gave Frodo mithril?

Many years later it was given by Bilbo to his nephew Frodo Baggins as Frodo set out on his quest to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Frodo wore the chain shirt under his tunic, unknown to the rest of the Fellowship.
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How rare is mithril in Lord of the Rings?

Mithril was extremely rare by the end of the Third Age, as it was found only in Khazad-dûm. Once the Balrog destroyed Khazad-dûm, the only source of new mithril ore was cut off. Before Moria was abandoned by the Dwarves, while it was still being actively mined, mithril was worth ten times its weight in gold.
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Is adamantine magical 5e?

Adamantine armor is a magic item. It follows the rules for such items, including the text in antimagic field on magic items.
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What is the strongest metal in DND?

armor made from it ignores crits. Yes, adamantine is the hardest metal in D&D.
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What is adamantine Greek mythology?

Adamantine is described as being unbreakable, untarnishable, lightweight and resilient. Perseus used an adamantine sword to decapitate the Gorgon Medusa. Presumably, Adamantine was the material used by the gods to chain Prometheus.
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Is adamantite a mineral?

Adamantine spar, mineral, a variety of corundum.
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What is adamantine luster?

Adamantine lustre

Adamantine minerals possess a superlative lustre, which is most notably seen in diamond. Such minerals are transparent or translucent, and have a high refractive index (of 1.9 or more). Minerals with a true adamantine lustre are uncommon, with examples including cerussite, zircon, and cubic zirconia.
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