User blog comment:ChishioKunrin/Dust Speculation and Whatnot/@comment-25405817-20150108220657/@comment-25555436-20150108221346

It's been proven already that Dust can interact with Semblance. Blake showed us in ep11, and Weiss relies entirely on this.

Still, that explanation you're giving kinda reminds me of Green/Red/Yellow/Whatever Lanterns.