SCP-409

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Item #: SCP-409

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures:

No physical contact with #409 for any reason. Anything making physical contact with #409 must be contained in quarantine immediately, along with any materials used in the transport of the subject. #409 must be kept in a granite case at all times. Any transportation of #409 must be done in a sealed granite container. Residue from #409s' effect are to be sealed in granite containers along with any tools used to transport residue into containers.

Description:

SCP-#409 is a large quartz crystal approximately five feet tall and two feet wide. Any objects coming in contact with #409 will begin to crystallize after three hours. This effect will occur in any material other then granite. The crystallization will spread a inch a minute, and will convert the entire object or organism, inside and out. Subjects report this effect to be extremely painful, like frostbite. After complete crystallization, the object will begin to make snapping and creaking noises for twenty minutes, before bursting into thousands of fragments with great force.

Anything touched by or touching a fragment will immediately begin to crystallize. Nothing at this time is able to undo the effect in organic matter, including amputation of effected areas. Inorganic matter will only crystallize for a few inches around point of contact. #409 was recovered in [EXPUNGED], under a pile of crystal shards several feet deep. Losses to personnel during recovery were high.

Addendum 409-1: With the suggestion of Dr. [500-0021D], Subject 409-D5 was exposed to the effects of SCP-#409 and was let to become "crystallized" severeley. After that he was treated with SCP-#500. Complete recovery was achieved in 9 days. Subject reported that he kept on feeling pain in body parts that were "crystallized" even after the estimated recovery time. Pain faded away 13 days after subject was treated. It is unknown if the pain effect was psychological or real during that 4 days delay.