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The Illustrated Dune - Dr. Kynes above pre-spice mass deposit before explosion (art by John Schoenherr)

Dr. Kynes above a pre-spice mass deposit - Art by John Schoenherr

A pre-spice mass was a wild organic growth which arose deep under the surface of the desert on Arrakis. The culture was fungusoid in nature, and occurred when water mixed with the excretions of a little maker, a young sandworm.

The combination eventually created considerable pressure, which forced it to the surface of the planet as a spice blow. Its material was then transformed into spice melange by exposure to the sun and the air.

Sheeana Brugh's village was situated on a Pre-spice mass.[1]

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  1. Heretics of Dune - Chapter 5: The village had been sited disastrously atop a pre-spice blow.