Kelbonite is a refractory metal which is capable of deflecting or interfering with scans and energy beams, such as transporters, and can be found naturally on many planets.

The comet used by the parasites to head towards Trill in the 23rd century had traces of kelbonite in its structure. (DS9 - The Lives of Dax short story: "Sins of the Mother")

The Obsidian Order used kelbonite plating in the Grennokar facility on Harkoum. (DS9 novel: Warpath)

The mountains on Ba'ku colony world contained kelbonite ore, which in 2375, proved useful in preventing the Ba'ku from being forcibly relocated from their world by the Son'a. (TNG novelization: Insurrection)

In the mirror universe the walls of the Sakethan burial mounds located on New T'Karath contained traces of kelbonite mixed with limestone. In September 2371, this impeded Jean-Luc Picard's ability to be able to transport himself away with a segment of the Stone of Gol. (TNG - Mirror Universe novel: The Worst of Both Worlds)

ConnectionsEdit

• Kelbonite article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.