Sphene (Dress Gem)

Sphene is a Homeworld Gem and an original character made by BlueWhiteLight.

Appearance
Sphene has a somewhat slim build with short green hair with a long snout, sharp teeth, green eyes and a long tongue. She wears a green uniform with shades of green on the edges of her sleeves and on her shoulders. Her skirt is attached to her uniform and has the Purple Diamond insignia. Her gemstone is located on her dress.

Personality
Sphene is described as smart and a bit nerdy.

Abilities
Sphene possesses standard Gem abilities, which include bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.

Unique Abilities

 * Long Tongue: Sphene has a long tongue used to defend or choke opponents with it, occasionally poofing the opponent.

Trivia

 * She owns a pearl.
 * She is part of Purple Diamond's court.

Gemology
Gemstone Information


 * Sphene, or titanite (from the Greek sphenos (σφηνώ), meaning wedge), is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, CaTiSiO5.
 * Trace impurities of iron and aluminium are typically present. Also commonly present are rare earth metals including cerium and yttrium; calcium may be partly replaced by thorium.
 * Sphene, which is named for its titanium content, occurs as translucent to transparent, reddish brown, gray, yellow, green, or red monoclinic crystals.
 * Sphene occurs as a common accessory mineral in intermediate and felsic igneous rocks and associated pegmatites. It also occurs in metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schists and skarns.