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<blockquote data-quote="Tratyn Runewind" data-source="post: 521309" data-attributes="member: 685"><p>Hello!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Adamant" or "adamaunt" were simply old terms for diamond, deriving from Greek "adamas" or "adamantos". Their usage was not always consistent, since diamond was more or less defined as the hardest gemstone, and, without modern chemistry, that inevitably got corrupted into "the hardest gemstone we've encountered around these parts" in some places. The terms were also used sometimes to refer to lodestones, and thus to magnets in general.</p><p></p><p>In literature and gaming, Adamant is the gemstone in Nenya, the Ring of Water, one of the three Great Rings of Power held by the elves in the works of Tolkien. As mentioned by others above, the hardest metal that ordinary humans in the Marvel Universe can produce is called "Adamantium". From the 1st Edition <em>Dungeon Masters' Guide</em>, "Adamantite" is the material from which the most powerful magical weapons were made (Adamantite also appears in the G-D-Q series of modules, which may predate the DMG). And in the RPG RuneQuest (or at least in its Glorantha setting), "Adamantite" is the nigh-indestructible crystallized essence of pure Law itself.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Marvel has established that certain "resins" are used in the process of creating the alloy Adamantium, the strongest substance that can be manufactured by "ordinary" human industry in the Marvel Universe. The actual manufacturing process is officially a U. S. government secret, and though others have stolen or discovered it, they are not eager to share the details either, so it is not public knowledge. Marvel has also established that finished adamantium can be worked by powers that can manipulate it at the molecular level. Magneto has done it, and I think the Molecule Man may have as well.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, as Lord Pendragon mentioned, Cap's shield is made of a unique Adamantium-Vibranium alloy that was the result of a so-far irreproducible industrial accident. It is stronger than "pure" Adamantium or Vibranium. Vibranium itself is quite strong, though not stronger than Adamantium, and comes in at least two distinct forms. One of these absorbs "vibratory" energy to increase its own strength (though too much can cause it to explode), and the other causes nearby metals to liquefy. </p><p></p><p>In the Marvel Universe, powerful magic and alien super-technology can produce materials of hardness comparable to Adamantium, such as Uru (the material from which Thor's hammer is made, possibly stronger than Adamantium) and the material of the Silver Surfer's board (created with the Power Cosmic by Galactus himself).</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tratyn Runewind, post: 521309, member: 685"] Hello! "Adamant" or "adamaunt" were simply old terms for diamond, deriving from Greek "adamas" or "adamantos". Their usage was not always consistent, since diamond was more or less defined as the hardest gemstone, and, without modern chemistry, that inevitably got corrupted into "the hardest gemstone we've encountered around these parts" in some places. The terms were also used sometimes to refer to lodestones, and thus to magnets in general. In literature and gaming, Adamant is the gemstone in Nenya, the Ring of Water, one of the three Great Rings of Power held by the elves in the works of Tolkien. As mentioned by others above, the hardest metal that ordinary humans in the Marvel Universe can produce is called "Adamantium". From the 1st Edition [i]Dungeon Masters' Guide[/i], "Adamantite" is the material from which the most powerful magical weapons were made (Adamantite also appears in the G-D-Q series of modules, which may predate the DMG). And in the RPG RuneQuest (or at least in its Glorantha setting), "Adamantite" is the nigh-indestructible crystallized essence of pure Law itself. Marvel has established that certain "resins" are used in the process of creating the alloy Adamantium, the strongest substance that can be manufactured by "ordinary" human industry in the Marvel Universe. The actual manufacturing process is officially a U. S. government secret, and though others have stolen or discovered it, they are not eager to share the details either, so it is not public knowledge. Marvel has also established that finished adamantium can be worked by powers that can manipulate it at the molecular level. Magneto has done it, and I think the Molecule Man may have as well. Yes, as Lord Pendragon mentioned, Cap's shield is made of a unique Adamantium-Vibranium alloy that was the result of a so-far irreproducible industrial accident. It is stronger than "pure" Adamantium or Vibranium. Vibranium itself is quite strong, though not stronger than Adamantium, and comes in at least two distinct forms. One of these absorbs "vibratory" energy to increase its own strength (though too much can cause it to explode), and the other causes nearby metals to liquefy. In the Marvel Universe, powerful magic and alien super-technology can produce materials of hardness comparable to Adamantium, such as Uru (the material from which Thor's hammer is made, possibly stronger than Adamantium) and the material of the Silver Surfer's board (created with the Power Cosmic by Galactus himself). Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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