Editing Vibranium (section)

==Properties and known abilities==
===Wakandan variety===
Wakandan Vibranium is the most common variety, and can absorb vibrations and kinetic energy directed at it.<ref>{{cite news |title= Marvel brings back first black superhero |newspaper= Star-Gazette |place= Elmira, New York |date=February 18, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Eisenberg |first=Eric |date=May 5, 2010 |title=7 Things You Need To Know About The Marvel Universe Before Seeing Iron Man 2 |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/7-Things-You-Need-To-Know-About-The-Marvel-Universe-Before-Seeing-Iron-Man-2-18446.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507200827/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/7-Things-You-Need-To-Know-About-The-Marvel-Universe-Before-Seeing-Iron-Man-2-18446.html |archive-date=May 7, 2010 |access-date=May 12, 2011 |work=CinemaBlend.com}}</ref> Wakandan vibranium is also a powerful [[mutagen]].<ref name="Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels" /> Its radiation permeates much of Wakanda's flora and fauna, including the Heart-Shaped Herb eaten by members of the Black Panther Tribe and the flesh of the white gorilla eaten by the members of the [[White Gorilla Cult|White Gorilla Tribe]]. Both give superhuman abilities to whoever eats them.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=October 2011}}

===Antarctic variety===
Better known as Anti-Metal, this isotope is native to the Savage Land. The variation produces vibrations of a specific wavelength that break down molecular bonds in metals, causing them to [[Liquefaction|liquefy]]. It was first discovered by explorer Robert Plunder, the father of [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Kevin]] and [[Plunderer (comics)|Parnival Plunder]].<ref>''Daredevil'' #13 (February 1966)</ref><ref>''Daredevil'' #14 (March 1966)</ref> Wakandan vibranium can be transformed into Antarctic vibranium through exposure to certain kinds of radiation.<ref>''Namor the Sub-Mariner'' #53 (August 1994)</ref><ref>''Iron Man'' Annual #5 (December 1982)</ref>

Much like Wakandan vibranium, Antarctic vibranium can cause mutations. One person who donned an Anti-Metal suit for protection against [[Moon Knight]] began emitting the same radiation he had intended to weaponize.<ref>''Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #51 (June 1993)</ref>

===Artificial variety===
There are at least two forms of man-made vibranium created outside of Wakanda through various means. The first variant is called NuForm, which was created by the [[Roxxon Energy Corporation|Roxxon Corporation]].<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' Annual #25 (September 1991)</ref> It possesses the properties of Wakandan vibranium, but degrades into Antarctic vibranium unless tempered with [[microwave radiation]].

The second is Reverbium, a dangerous artificial brand created at Horizon Labs by Sajani Jaffrey.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #648 (January 2011)</ref> Unlike standard vibranium, it rapidly amplifies sound energy before exploding.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #650 (February 2011)</ref>

===Living variety===
Wakandan scientist Obinna Nwabueze discovered a new form of vibranium in the Echo Chamber, a cave used for training by the [[Dora Milaje]].<ref name="auto">''Black Panther: Long Live The King'' #5 (April 2018)</ref><ref name="auto1">''Avengers: Wakanda Forever'' one-shot (October 2018)</ref><ref>''X-Men: Wakanda Forever'' #1 (September 2018)</ref> This variety of Vibranium possesses limited sentience and can attune itself to the environment to cause a variety of effects.<ref name="BPLLK1">''Black Panther: Long Live The King'' #1 (February 2018)</ref><ref name="BPLLK2">''Black Panther: Long Live the King'' #2 '''('''February 2018)</ref><ref name="auto" />