Technology

Trinium

The lighter, stronger metal

Type: Metal
Deposits: PXY-887, among others
Use: Armour, ships

An alien metal a hundred times lighter and stronger than steel. The SGC hunts for it everywhere to build its armour and ships.

Overview

Along with naquadah, trinium is one of the most valuable resources in the galaxy for Earth. It goes into the hulls of Earth's fighters and battlecruisers.

Worth knowing

The search for trinium also causes conflict: on the Salish world, it sets the SGC against the spirits who protect the planet.

Themes

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Sources

Trinium on the Stargate wiki

Web of the universe

3 linked entries

Trinium

The Salish

Naquadah

Prometheus (X-303)

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