SCP-409

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SCP-409 refers to an anomalous crystalline formation that possesses an unnatural light-blue hue and is similar in physical shape and structure to a Quartz crystal. SCP-409 has a dangerous, matter-transforming effect on all materials that come into direct physical contact with it, with the sole exception of Granite.
SCP-409 can be found in Containment II and is kept in a Granite casing at all times. Due to the contagious nature of this anomaly's effects, no physical contact is authorized with SCP-409 outside of testing. Any subjects affected by SCP-409 are to be terminated to prevent further spread, and residual crystals left after termination of the infected subjects must be isolated and also stored in granite containers. 
Objects that come in direct contact with SCP-409 gradually begin transforming into instances of SCP-409, apart from objects made with Granite, which appear to be immune to the effects of SCP-409. Living organisms coming in contact with SCP-409 undergo similar effects; with SCP-409 crystals manifesting themselves on the subject's body within a few seconds of contact. They give the subject's skin, and any items or armor that the subject had equipped, a bright-blue color. 
Approximately 20 seconds after contact is first made, the subject begins to crystallize internally, losing their mobility and becoming unable to sprint. Complete crystallization of the subject's body occurs at approximately 45 seconds after initial contact, at which point the subject is completely paralyzed. About 60 seconds after initial contact, the subject (now entirely composed of SCP-409 crystals) bursts into numerous SCP-409 crystal fragments that continue the cycle of infection.
There is no currently known way to save the life of a living subject that has come into contact with SCP-409, except through the administration of SCP-500, which not only halts but also reverses crystallization in the subject and allows them to make a full recovery. 
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