Aqua Bright

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 wellto-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.