Handwavium

Handwavium is a chemical element that exhibits unusual physical and chemical properties.

Numerous practical applications for handwavium exist in the fields of, , , and industrial chemistry, and novel applications for the marvelous substance continue to be investigated and discovered by the world's leading chemists.

History
Handwavium ore was known to ancient civilisations by various names, including lapis mirabilis in classical Latin and oğosilkev in High Coscivian. Prized for its appealing colour and extreme rarity, the stone was traded far and wide and crafted into jewellery for only the wealthiest rulers and magnates of the ancient world.

Elemental handwavium was first extracted from handwavium ore in [YEAR] by Séamus Corcoran, a Fiannrian natural philosopher and.

Occurence
Economically viable deposits of handwavium ore have been discovered in:
 * Daxia
 * Dysona Islands, particularly the eastern isles.
 * The Archduchy of Urceopolis
 * The Vandarch (in smaller seabed deposits)
 * Farmandie