Aquabright

Most un-humble is our compound of Aquabright; alkaline, aligned with the feldspars,

mined deep, found washed up in coastal rock pools or else loosed simply from surface

deposits. Uncommon, not rare, Aquabright has betrothed all those who have had the

fortune to know it. Chemically similar to many other biologically important compounds,

it has found and keeps a steady beat in the governing rhythm of the house of man. Wars

have been fought, won or lost, on its behalf; lovers taken, vows broken, epics smashed

open and worlds shaken to their very core at its entrance. Arable land has been turned

up, rivers diverted or dammed, mountains shifted/sifted or just plain wrought down all in

its name. It is a magnanimous friend to man, or else it is one of his greatest curses. It

walks its own path, aloof and dispassionate, neutral; herein man finds his largest

attraction to it: the unattainable lover, high on its pedestal, uncaring of all below it,

unknowing of its rights and wrongs, undeserving of the exaltation afforded it, taking this

arrogantly nonetheless.

Aquabright has been discussed in many of the great literatures and it has influenced

directly or indirectly many more besides. It has been openly spoken by name, noted in

whispers or else hidden deep in code countless times during its long history with man. It

has appeared in various guises in the world’s fairytales, novels, plays, circus rituals,

magical rites, alchemical texts, scientific journals, pharmaceutical material medicas as

well as the copy of many non-descript parliamentary sittings, the Hansard burnt black and

stained over with blood. One or two of the myriad known preparations of aquabright
have turned up in the medicine cabinets of many of the world’s best and worst loved:

from ancient Kings and Queens to modern media celebrities, aquabright has long had a

place in the lives of the powerful. Indeed, for many centuries it was only available to

those of rich seat. Even today it is most often associated with the hedonism of the well-

to-do; one readily prepared image of aquabright is of it in ornament around the neck of a

beautiful young girl lounging on the foredeck of a billionaire’s yacht, wrapped tight in a

spiralling and pure white swimsuit, her long, flowing hair caught back in a silk scarf. Of

course, one need no longer be mega-rich to possess even a fragment of experience with

aquabright; it has many commercial applications, many of which touch our everyday

lives in the most subtle but urgent ways. For example, it is chief in the production of

numerous paints, all of which can be bought straight off the shelf in even the most

heavily discounted of supermarkets. It is common as a conducting agent in the filaments

of light bulbs; as a photo-sensitive additive to many photographic emulsions; with

halogen as an all-purpose steriliser. And, above all, as a source of analgesia in myriad

medicaments - from home remedies such as headache tablets to hospital grade

anaesthetics. Of course, it is also has recreational uses beyond the scope of what for

which decent law would hope.

Over the course of this study, it is hoped that a genuine appreciation of this most

interesting of mineral compounds can be fostered. In order to achieve this, it will be the

aim of this study to offer a report on the essential workings of aquabright within the

human context, starting with the analysis of its chemistry. This will be followed with an

examination of its place in both ancient and modern history. A detailed look at its current
applications will then be undertaken in order to demonstrate the depth of its involvement

with humanity. Following this, a study of the legalities of aquabright will be produced.

This study will entail documenting the many attitudes, policies and ethical constraints

surrounding its use. A special section outlining the homoeopathic proving of aquabright

will be included at this juncture. It is hoped that this shall give the reader a strong idea of

its true nature, its essence. Finally, a predictive account of the human future of

aquabright shall be attempted. In this way, it is intended that the historical trials and

tribulations of this wonderous compound be shown in the objective light of speculation,

the detritus of bias having been born away with the ending of natural time.
 Chemical Structure and Pharmacology

Aquabright belongs to the feldspar family of minerals. Composed primarily of

potassium, aluminium and silicates, it is a classic Perthite feldspar, formed neatly from

the inter-breeding of two core feldspars, these typically being orthoclase and albite.

Often, the orthoclase will take the role of the host grain; the albite will then form layers

of intergrowth within this host of orthoclase. It is the manner in which light is reflected,

scattering, through these layers of intergrowth that give the stone its aesthetic value – the

effect is known as adularescence. Chemically, aquabright is most often structured as

KAlSi3NO3H19: this unusual formula of Potassium, Aluminium, Silicon, Nitrogen,

Oxygen and nineteen Hydrogen molecules gives Aquabright its unique chemistry. It is

hard enough for ornamental use, yet it can be ground down to a fine powder with a very

low expression of energy. With a specific gravity of between 2.55 and 2.58, any sample

of Aquabright will sink in water.

Feldspars are a relatively common rock; Aquabright, though not the most abundant, can

be found readily with only a little perseverance and initial know-how required on the part

of the seeker. Large commercial mining projects extracting Aquabright exist in almost

every country on Earth, and although these mines rarely produce Aquabright exclusively,

the primary concern of the mining company is more often that not the percentage yield of

the mineral in a mine’s overall output (other endeavours are typically other feldpars and

silicates). Aquabright can also be found in sporadic deposits along points of isolated,

often rugged, coastline, though why this should be has never really been understood.
Aquabright, when mined underground, is most commonly found grouped with a host of

silicon-based rock; it can be liberated from this host rock in several ways, none of which

can here be divulged due to the action of industrial patents. When found in random

deposits on the surface, it usually can readily be separated from its host rock with a few

patient taps with a chisel or geologist’s hammer. Once it has been separated from the

host rock, Aquabright can then be further cleaned, if this is deemed necessary, with a

simple solution of dilute hydrochloric acid. When ground down to a powder, it becomes

fully soluble in water, remaining dissolved at both high and low temperatures. Although

pharmacologically active in its natural state, many drug companies prefer to remove the

compound of its Potassium and Aluminium molecules, as these are inactive. Indeed,

particularly in the case of Aluminium, the removal of these molecules is seen as being

desirable, given the - admittedly weak - correlation between Aluminium and Alzheimer’s

disease.