Slivian iron

Slivian iron was a type of iron that that used as an conductor. It could be magnetised and was used in blaster and lightsaber construction. It was also used as a component in various speeder bike parts such as in a moll K-19T power generator, a Diffuse-Ion accelerator and modifying a repulsion blast coil.

In 14 BBY the fugitive Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis acquired enough slivian iron to fashion a lightsaber hilt. During 3 ABY slivian iron was sold for ninety credits a unit throughout the galaxy including on planets Akiva, Kijimi, Tatooine, and the moon Toshara. In 7 ABY Lando Calrissian used a small block of slivian iron to rig a game of Vazaveer against Seven-Seven Dirgeos.

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