List of mineral types
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[edit] The minerals
| Mineral | Category | Deposits |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen | Common | |
| Helium | Common | Noble World - Light |
| Lithium | Common | Cimmerian World - Medium Opalescent World - Light |
| Beryllium | Base Metal | Plutonic World - Huge Crimson World - Light |
| Boron | Base Metal | Plutonic World - Huge Crimson World - Light |
| Carbon | Common | Carbide World - Heavy×3 Organic World - Heavy |
| Nitrogen | Common | |
| Oxygen | Corrosive | Redux World - Medium |
| Fluorine | Corrosive | Halide World - Medium Redux World - Medium |
| Neon | Noble Gas | Fluorescent World - Huge Noble World - Light |
| Sodium | Base Metal | Cracked World - Huge |
| Magnesium | Base Metal | Iodine World - Light |
| Aluminum | Base Metal | Xenolithic World - Huge Dust World - Light Selenic World - Light Water World - Light |
| Silicon | Common | Maroon World - Medium Opalescent World - Light |
| Phosphorus | Common | Ultraviolet World - Huge Maroon World - Medium |
| Sulfur | Corrosive | Metal World - Medium Redux World - Medium |
| Chlorine | Corrosive | Chlorine World - Heavy×2 Redux World - Medium |
| Argon | Noble Gas | Noble World - Light Opalescent World - Light |
| Potassium | Base Metal | Dust World - Light Fluorescent World - Light Vinylogous World - Light |
| Calcium | Base Metal | Selenic World - Medium Alkali World - Medium |
| Scandium | Base Metal | Ultraviolet World - Medium |
| Titanium | Base Metal | Plutonic - Light Vinylogous World - Light |
| Vanadium | Base Metal | Metal World - Medium Azure World - Light |
| Chromium | Base Metal | Cracked World - Huge |
| Manganese | Base Metal | Cracked World - Huge |
| Iron | Base Metal | Magnetic World - Heavy Metal World - Huge Magma World - Light Selenic World - Light Water World - Light |
| Cobalt | Base Metal | Ultramarine World - Medium |
| Nickel | Base Metal | Metal World - Heavy Magnetic World - Medium Magma World - Light |
| Copper | Base Metal | Copper World - Huge×2 Metal World - Heavy |
| Zinc | Base Metal | Magnetic World - Heavy Chlorine World - Light |
| Gallium | Base Metal | Chlorine World - Trace |
| Germanium | Base Metal | Xenolithic World - Trace |
| Arsenic | Common | Opalescent World - Light Vinylogous World - Light |
| Selenium | Common | |
| Bromine | Corrosive | Redux World - Medium Crimson World - Light Halide World - Medium×2 |
| Krypton | Noble Gas | Ultramarine World - Medium Noble World - Light |
| Rubidium | Base Metal | Primordial World - Medium |
| Strontium | Base Metal | Alkali World - Medium |
| Yttrium | Base Metal | Yttric World - Huge |
| Zirconium | Base Metal | Redux World - Light |
| Niobium | Base Metal | Magnetic World - Light |
| Molybdenum | Base Metal | Azure World - Light Water World - Trace |
| Technetium | Radioactive | Cracked World - Huge Fluorescent World - Huge |
| Ruthenium | Base Metal | Telluric World - Medium |
| Rhodium | Base Metal | Maroon World - Medium |
| Palladium | Precious | Cracked World - Huge Oolite World - Huge Treasure World - Heavy |
| Silver | Precious | Oolite World - Huge Treasure World - Heavy×2 Metal World - Medium |
| Cadmium | Base Metal | Maroon World - Medium Purple World - Medium |
| Indium | Base Metal | Azure World - Light |
| Tin | Base Metal | Water World - Light |
| Antimony | Base Metal | |
| Tellurium | Base Metal | |
| Iodine | Corrosive | Iodine World - Heavy Halide World - Medium Redux World - Medium |
| Xenon | Noble Gas | Noble World - Light |
| Cesium | Base Metal | Maroon World - Medium Primordial World - Medium |
| Barium | Base Metal | Alkali World - Medium Primordial World - Medium Crimson World - Light |
| Lanthanum | Rare Earth | Lanthanide World - Medium Plutonic World - Medium |
| Cerium | Rare Earth | Lanthanide World - Medium Plutonic World - Medium |
| Praseo-dymium | Rare Earth | Green World - Heavy Lanthanide World - Medium |
| Neodymium | Rare Earth | Green World - Heavy Lanthanide World - Medium |
| Promethium | Rare Earth | Lanthanide World - Medium |
| Samarium | Rare Earth | Lanthanide World - Medium Opalescent World - Light |
| Europium | Rare Earth | |
| Gadolinium | Rare Earth | Lanthanide World - Medium Opalescent World - Light |
| Terbium | Rare Earth | Lanthanide World - Medium |
| Dyprosium | Rare Earth | |
| Holmium | Rare Earth | Oolite World - Huge Ultramarine World - Medium |
| Erbium | Rare Earth | Oolite World - Huge |
| Thulium | Rare Earth | Oolite World - Huge |
| Ytterbium | Rare Earth | Oolite World - Huge Yttric - Huge |
| Lutetium | Rare Earth | Oolite World - Huge |
| Hafnium | Base Metal | |
| Tantalum | Base Metal | Hydrocarbon - Light |
| Tungsten | Base Metal | Iodine World - Trace |
| Rhenium | Base Metal | Purple World - Medium Vinylogous World - Light |
| Osmium | Base Metal | Super-Dense World - Medium |
| Iridium | Precious | Cracked World - Huge Oolite World - Huge Treasure World - Heavy Telluric World - Medium |
| Platinum | Precious | Treasure World - Heavy Xenolithic World - Light |
| Gold | Precious | Auric World - Huge×3 Treasure World - Heavy Ultraviolet World - Huge |
| Mercury | Base Metal | Infrared World - Heavy |
| Thallium | Base Metal | Telluric World - Medium |
| Lead | Base Metal | Super-Dense World - Medium Magma World - Light Water World - Light |
| Bismuth | Base Metal | Crimson World - Light Dust World - Light Hydrocarbon World - Light |
| Polonium | Radioactive | Cracked World - Huge Ultraviolet World - Huge |
| Astatine | Radioactive | Halide World - Medium Plutonic World - Medium Radioactive World - Medium |
| Radon | Noble Gas | Fluorescent World - Light Noble World - Light |
| Francium | Radioactive | Plutonic World - Medium Radioactive World - Medium |
| Radium | Radioactive | Radioactive World - Medium |
| Actinium | Radioactive | Rainbow World - Heavy Radioactive World - Medium |
| Thorium | Radioactive | Rainbow World - Heavy Radioactive World - Medium |
| Protactinium | Radioactive | Rainbow World - Heavy Radioactive World - Medium |
| Uranium | Radioactive | Metal World - Heavy Water World - Trace |
| Neptunium | Radioactive | Rainbow World - Heavy |
| Plutonium | Radioactive | Rainbow World - Heavy |
| Ozone | Common | Rainbow World - Huge×2 |
| Free Radicals | Common | Chondrite World - Heavy Organic World - Heavy |
| Carbon Dioxide | Common | Organic World - Heavy |
| Carbon Monoxide | Common | |
| Ammonia | Common | Primordial World - Huge Cimmerian World - Medium Urea World - Light |
| Methane | Common | Primordial World - Huge Cimmerian World - Medium |
| Sulfuric Acid | Common | Acid World - Heavy |
| Hydrochloric Acid | Common | Acid World - Heavy Chlorine World - Heavy×2 |
| Hydrocyanic Acid | Common | Acid World - Heavy |
| Formic Acid | Common | Acid World - Heavy |
| Phosphoric Acid | Common | Acid World - Heavy |
| Formaldehyde | Common | Organic World - Heavy Urea World - Medium |
| Cyano-acetylene | Common | Cyanic World - Huge |
| Methanol | Common | Chondrite World - Heavy Cimmerian World - Medium |
| Ethanol | Common | |
| Silicon Monoxide | Common | |
| Titanium Oxide | Common | |
| Zirconium Oxide | Common | |
| Water | Common | |
| Silicon Compounds | Common | |
| Metal Oxides | Common | |
| Quantum Black Holes | Exotic | |
| Neutronium | Exotic | Ruby World - Medium |
| Magnetic Monopoles | Exotic | Magnetic World - Trace |
| Degenerate Matter | Exotic | Quasi-Degenerate World - Medium |
| Super Fluids | Exotic | Sapphire World - Medium |
| Aguuti Nodules | Exotic | Emerald World - Huge |
| Iron Compounds | Common | |
| Aluminum Compounds | Common | |
| Nitrous Oxide | Common | |
| Radioactives | Common | |
| Hydro-carbons | Common | Hydrocarbon World - Huge |
| Carbon Compounds | Common | |
| Antimatter | Exotic | Emerald World - Medium |
| Charon Dust | Exotic | |
| Reisburg Helices | Exotic | Sapphire World - Huge |
| Tzo Crystals | Exotic | Ruby World - Huge Pellucid World - Trace |
| Calcium Compounds | Common | |
| Nitric Acid | Common | Acid World - Heavy |
[edit] Mineral values
This table shows the RU you can receive at the Starbase at Earth, per unit of minerals.
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Common | 1 |
| Corrosive | 2 |
| Base Metal | 3 |
| Noble Gas | 4 |
| Rare Earth | 5 |
| Precious | 6 |
| Radioactive | 8 |
| Exotic | 25 |
[edit] Mineral amounts
The number of deposits on the surface of a planet is randomly chosen from the range in the 'quantity' column of the deposit size table below. The amount of mineral units within one deposit is determined from the "quality" column in the deposit size table below, together with the size of the star which the planet orbits, and some randomness.
Specifically, the quality is determined as follows. First an intermediate quality value is calculated by choosing a random number in the range 0-99, adding the quality modifier from the deposit size table times 10, as well as the quality modifier from the star size table times 10. If the intermediate quality value is less than 150, then the image for the deposit will be small; if it is 150 or higher, but no more than 225, then the image will be medium-sized; if it is 225 or higher, than the image will be large.
The actual quality of the deposit is acquired from the intermediate quality value by dividing it by 10, and then adding 1.
Deposit sizes:
| Description | Quantity | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Trace | 0-1 | +0 |
| Light | 0-4 | +0 |
| Medium | 0-4 | +5 |
| Heavy | 0-4 | +10 |
| Huge | 0-8 | +10 |
Where the minerals table says "×2" or "×3", there will be multiple series of deposits. So for example a Carbide World will have as many Carbon deposits as the total value of a throw of 3 5-sided dice with numbers from 0 to 4.
The effect of star size on deposit quality:
| Size | Quality |
|---|---|
| Dwarf | +0 |
| Giant | +5 |
| Super Giant | +10 |
