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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Daniel: [QB] From the Star Trek Encyclopedia: Lithium Crystals: The lightest metal on the periodic table of elements, with an atomic number of 3 and an atomic weight of 6.941. Lithium in a form resembling crystalline quartz was a critical component of warp drive systems in early starships. Lithium suitable for use was an extremely rare and valuable commodity, requiring an energy-intensive "cracking" process. ("Where No Man Has Gone Before" [TOS]). Starships were rarely able to carry many spare crystals, meaning that any damage or burnout to a ship's drystals was a serious problem. ("Mudd's Women" [TOS]). We know of course, that this was later changed to dilithium so the writers could have a mysterious element with unkown properties, as opposed to a real element with known properties, (of which regulating M/AM reactions is not one). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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