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{{for|Silimatic|the sand from the [[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (series)|Alcatraz]] series|pre=This article is about the sand from [[Taldain]] in the [[cosmere]]}}
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The organisms can survive and spread on other planets, but would need Investiture to do so.{{wob ref|14147}} More organisms can be made with the proper materials and a seed of the original.{{epigraph ref|sa4|63}}
== Manifestations of Investiture ==
=== Sand mastery ===
[[Sand mastery]] makes use of white sand. Sand mastery allows for the manipulation of ribbons of sand, where the most powerful sand masters can utilize over two dozen.{{book ref|ws|1|review=yes}} There are many [[Khrissalla's_Journal#Sand_Mastery_Observations|applications for sand ribbons]] in sand mastery, with three ribbons being the minimum for a sand master to lift thier own body at least one story above the ground.{{book ref|ws|5|review=yes}}
The organisms in the sand react to Investiture, and if allowed to fade, will turn white again in the presence of kinetic Investiture.{{au ref|Taldain}}{{epigraph ref|sa4|63}}{{wob ref|9288}}{{wob ref|3233}}{{wob ref|15002}} This can be used similar to a [[Seeker]] to tell when someone is using kinetic Investiture.{{wob ref|9288}}{{wob ref|15308}}{{wob ref|15002}}
===Taldain===
Duchess [[Khrissalla]] returned to the [[Elis]] on the [[Darkside]] of Taldain{{book ref|ws|epilogue}}
===Roshar===
It can also be used to measure the strength of Investiture, as well as used to detect the location of an otherwise-invisible [[spren]] in the [[Physical Realm]].{{book ref|sa4|84}}{{book ref|sa4|104}} The sand is therefore very useful and highly valued across the cosmere by those who are aware of its properties.{{wob ref|9288}}{{book ref|sa4|102}}
== Notes ==
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