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'''Tylinium''' is a rare metal used in heavy construction.
{{Disline|For the similarly named fuel, see: [[tylium]].}}
[[File:TOS - Hand of God - Celestial Chamber.jpg|thumb|One of, if not the last remaining, ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'s'' [[celestial chamber]] with clear panels made of transparent tylinium {{OS|The Hand of God}}.]]
'''Tylinium''' is a rare metal used in heavy construction, and can be fashioned to be either opaque or transparent.


Tylinium can also be converted into [[transparent tylinium]]. Transparent tylinium is virtually indestructible material formed out of tylinium used in the construction of [[Celestial chamber|Celestial chambers]] ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
In the early [[yahren]] of the exodus, ''[[Rising Star (TOS)|Rising Star]]''<nowiki/>'s [[maitre d']] compares the scarcity of [[ambrosa]] to that of tylinium {{OS|The Long Patrol}}.


Tylinium is not to be confused with the fuel, [[tylium]].
== Transparent Tylinium ==
'''Transparent tylinium''' is "virtually indestructible" material formed out of tylinium, used in the construction of ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Celestial chamber|celestial chambers]], suggesting that the material has existed for millennia {{OS|The Hand of God}}.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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One of, if not the last remaining, Galactica's celestial chamber with clear panels made of transparent tylinium (TOS: "The Hand of God").

Tylinium is a rare metal used in heavy construction, and can be fashioned to be either opaque or transparent.

In the early yahren of the exodus, Rising Star's maitre d' compares the scarcity of ambrosa to that of tylinium (TOS: "The Long Patrol").

Transparent Tylinium

Transparent tylinium is "virtually indestructible" material formed out of tylinium, used in the construction of Galactica's celestial chambers, suggesting that the material has existed for millennia (TOS: "The Hand of God").

See Also

  • Magna - Another heavy construction material.