Kryptonite is the name given to shards of matter cast off from the planet Krypton during its destruction. In the Pre- Crisis continuity, depending on the particular dimension such as Earth-One, there were many forms and colors of Kryptonite, while others showed only one form such as Earth-Two and Earth-Three. More @Wikipedia
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