List of mineral types
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The minerals[edit]
| 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 |
Mineral values[edit]
This table shows the RU you can receive at the Starbase at Earth, per unit of minerals. A graphic table is also available.
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Common |
1 |
| Corrosive |
2 |
| Base Metal |
3 |
| Noble Gas |
4 |
| Rare Earth |
5 |
| Precious |
6 |
| Radioactive |
8 |
| Exotic |
25 |
Mineral amounts[edit]
The number and size of the mineral deposits on a planet is determined from the specified deposit type and the size of the system's star as follows:
| Description | Quantity | Quality | Avg Dwarf | Avg Giant | Avg Super |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trace | 0-1 | 1-10 | 5.5 | 8 | 15.5 |
| Light | 0-4 | 1-10 | 11 | 21 | 31 |
| Medium | 0-4 | 6-15 | 21 | 31 | 41 |
| Heavy | 0-4 | 11-20 | 31 | 41 | 51 |
| Huge | 0-8 | 11-20 | 62 | 82 | 102 |
- Quantity is the number of mineral deposits of that type to be found on the planet.
- Quality is the size of each mineral deposit. The numbers given are for Dwarf star systems. Giant and Supergiant systems add +5 and +10, respectively, to the Quality of each mineral deposit in the system.
- Avg Dwarf is the average number of units of the mineral one could expect to find on such a planet around a Dwarf star.
- Avg Giant is the average number of units of the mineral one could expect to find on such a planet around a Giant star.
- Avg Super is the average number of units of the mineral one could expect to find on such a planet around a Supergiant star.
Where the minerals table says "×2" or "×3", there will be multiple series of deposits. So for example a Carbide World will generate three Heavy sets of deposits.
The size of the graphic used for the deposit is determined as follows:
| Quality | Graphic Size |
|---|---|
| 0-15 | Small |
| 16-23 | Medium |
| 23-30 | Large |
Note that deposits of 23 units can appear as either Medium or Large graphics (about a 50-50 chance of either)