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| Neo-Crystal | ||
| Unbreakable transparent window material. |
| Holdane ordered a landing, and several men in space suits proceeded to examine the wreck. They soon identified it as the long-missing Selenite.
 (Neo-Crystal from 'Master of the Asteroid' by Clark Ashton Smith) Peering in through one of the thick, unbreakable neo-crystal ports, they met the eyeless gaze of a human skeleton, which had fallen forward against the slanting, over-hanging wall. It seemed to grin a sardonic welcome. |
| Technovelgy from Master of the Asteroid,
by Clark Ashton Smith. Published by Wonder Stories in 1932 Additional resources -
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Compare to glassite from Brigands of the Moon (1930) by Ray Cummings, artificial transparent element from Last and First Men (1930) by Olaf Stapledon, transparent car roof from Sinister Barrier (1939) by Eric Frank Russell, plani glass from Crystalized Thought (1937) by Nat Schachner, thermalite from Planet of Eternal Night (1939) by John W. Campbell and slow glass from Light of Other Days (1968) by Bob Shaw.
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