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name: spodumene
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS4_acidhouse_ancient_irishDruids_spodumene.webp"
archetype: Acidhouse
swag_score: 4
date_added: "2025-01-16"
---

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# spodumene

## Visual Elements

a block of mineral / crystal in dirty white color.

## Cultural Context

Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral and one of the primary commercial sources of lithium. Lithium carbonate, derived from minerals like spodumene, has been used since the 1940s as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder, making it one of the oldest and most important psychiatric medications. The mineral's association with the Irish Druids ancestor ties it to a tradition in which stones and earth materials were believed to carry healing or spiritual properties.

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## Justification

A raw mineral that yields lithium — the oldest psychiatric medication — represents the idea that altering consciousness through chemistry starts in the earth itself.
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**Dominant Colors:** dirty white, grey / brownish.
**Archetype:** acidhouse
**Ancestor:** [irish druids](../../../core-lore/ancestors/irish-druids.md)
**Swag Score:** 4
**Date Added:** 2025-01-16