List of recommended ores, gemstones, rocks and minerals.

stormprax is a fictional mineral. formed when a huge ligtning bolt strikes. one crystal weighs a few tons in complete darkness, and can lift a few tons in bright light. In twilight, it is as heavy as you would expect it to be. Explodes with the force of a lightning strike when crushed, unless crushed in twilight (natural or artificial). when properly crushed, it turns into phraxdust, which loses the properties of stormphrax but gains the property of instantly purifying any water. Very sparkly and the color of lightning

 

Flux stones: (Used for removing impurities in ores. Very Important!)(EDIT: The Impurity is SiO2, Or Silicon Dioxide. Occurs in almost all ores.)
Calcite
Chalk
Dolomite
Limestone
Marble
Iron ores:
Hematite
Magnetite
Limonite
Copper ores:
Native copper
Malachite
Tetrahedrite (Also contains silver, 20%) (EDIT: Just to clarify, this means that it contains 20% silver, not copper.)
Tin ores:
Cassiterite
Aluminium ores: (Note: Unless it's native aluminium, it's extracted by electrolysis. Native aluminium would only occur in places with no chance of contact with Non-Noble gases.)
Bauxite
Cyrolite
Native Aluminium
Bismuth ores: (Used in Bismuth Bronze.)
Bismuthinite
Lead ores:
Galena (Also contains silver, 50%)
Silver ores:
Galena (Also contains lead, 50%)
Horn Silver
Native Silver
Tetrahedrite (Also contains copper, 80%)
Nickel ores:
Garnierite
Gold ores:
Native gold
Platinum ores:
Native Platinum
Zinc ores:
Sphalerite

 

Some more.
Coals: (I'm using this name because it's more famous than the stuff it's turned into, coke. Coke is dry carbon, with most (around 90-100%) of the water removed.)
Bituminous coal
Lignite
Anthracite coal (Can be used as is, without need to be cokeified. The stuff you burn in your fireplace and can pick up at a store.)
Peat
Sub-Bituminous coal
Steam coal

 

Even more!
Tungsten: (Note, needs to be extracted in an non-oxygen environment, using sulfur. Can act as a substitute for carbon, and is toxic because of it. Also means tungsten based lifeforms are possible.)
Scheelite
Wolframite
Ferberite

 

It's just that E-115 isn't natural. Maybe it could be used in our labs for whatever reason. Elements above 100 don't last longer than roughtly 100ms. The scientist stuff about antigravity and E-115 is just fiction as of now. No one claimed such properties unless you refer to Bob Lazard and the Area 51 story. But reality aside it would be cool to have it in the game. It think the name Elerium 115 is for the special stuff used in the game "UFO: Enemy Unknown" and isn't related to our Element 115.

 

Obsidian is a rock...

 

Tis true. I actually heard that in class, if you need proof.

 

What About Tungston? the strongest known substance to man with the highest known melting point? it could be used to make armour thats lets you explore super hot planets like novas, stars and suns!

Yes obsidian is a rock indeedy deedy doo!

But obsidium is a metal!.

Doodily doodily doo!

 

I heard that iridium was strongest :/

 

Iridium is known more commonly as tin and it is denser and more lightweight by volume then Tungsten yet Tungsten is the stronger metal with the higher melting point.

tungsten is the strongest Metal known to man and it cannot be man made. Tungsten is also the hardest metal known to man. It has the highest melting point at over 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit. iridium melts at 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

 

Hm... I'm not sure that was actually the name, but it was stronger than diamond. But it wasn't tin, so maybe I'm thinking of your ore!

 

I like where this is going but i should interject a little. Uranium and plutonium are naturally occurring materials (the second and first most dense that occur naturally, respectively), the emit a weak amount of radiation (a little bit of exposure to it won't hurt you), and it is normally unable to go through nuclear fission (it needs to go through a lot of processing to get to the right isotope count).

If these could be used in the game to create electricity (that part is completely correct even if there is a process involved) then there would be another ingredient added to this delicious recipe. Good ideas Madmarlon! =]

 

Both Iridium and Tungsten are stronger then Diamonds so it could be either one. Some experts do consider Iridium to be stronger then Tungsten because it is more durable at a lighter weight.

 

Not to poop on your parade but I don't think there's much point sending it to Tiy. 1. They've probably already thought about and decided on the ores that are going to be in the game, and 2. they look at this forum so they'll probably read this if they're interested anyway But some nice ideas nonetheless!

I'd like Osmium just so I can make stupidly heavy weapons that you need exo-suits to wield. On a similar note I hope they have something like superconductors so we can make stuff levitate

 

EDIT:
(From thread)

'Doing what feldemon reccomended, I am creating a thread on my idea 'plavium'!

'I was thinking of an ore that I named 'plavium'
When enough plavium gets together it creates an organism, depending on the types of plavium that have been brought together.
There would be at least five different types of plavium, all easy to recognise due to the glowing gemstone in their centre that varies in colour depending on the type. There would be at least 30 different types of organisms that could be created using plavium, some unique, some common, some just rare. The plavium would only transform once a possible combination has been made. Also some plavium would be much rarer than others.
e.g. 4 red plavium + 4 yellow plavium = fire elemental (a swirling mass of fire with a bit of rock in the centre, high attack but low defence and hp) 5 blue plavium + 7 green plavium + 5 yellow plavium + 5 red plavium + 3 chaos (black) platinum = Chaos construct (an organism that is overrun by chaos (due to the rare black plavium), with swirling dark matter around it, and transforms constantly, hard to make pet, and very deadly and strong with high defence and hp, with resistance to certain things if there is 1 extra of 1 plavium, e.g. 1 extra green = resistance to plants and green magic, 1 extra blue = has bonus on water and resistant to it, 1 extra black = stronger and fully resistant to black magic instead of partly. There would also be larger versions if you had double the amount, but you'd have to be careful in what order you put the plavium together or else you may accidentally create something else.')

EDIT:
The colour of plavium is what it represents, e.g. red = fire, green = plant, yellow = hot sand, black = chaos/dark/dark matter, blue = water, or even pink = psychic. Please post your ideas for different types of plavium and plavium organisms/constructs. Also some of these plaviums would affect the environment.
Also there would probably be a way to stop the plavium from transforming, either for decorative or combination purposes. Also the organism created may even vary from planet to planet, or could be unique to your player??? Maybe if you have certain items that could affect it too.

Any ideas I am completely open to and I value them highly.'

 

They're most definitely separate elements I think you'll find!

 

That would be cool to see, you should make a thread talking about this.

 

Is it just me, or is Cam not ever coming back on the forums??????

 

Who?

 

Plague Crystal - Crystals that shine a deep, dark Indigo and grow on other minerals and earthy materials. They grow and spread at an alarming pace... more rapidly under cold and dark conditions, but become slower or even dormant in intense heat and light. Like trees, they can rip apart terrain and structures they grow from or into. Because of the danger this Crystal possesses, it cannot be safely used in any sort of crafting or even as a fuel source, despite containing abundant energy under the right conditions (the same conditions which make it spread and tear everything apart). This is why it is was given the nickname "Plague", being good for nothing and requiring destruction. Fortunately, science has determined that the crystals cannot simply grow into empty space, they must cling to solid matter of some kind and travel along it, although it is capable of growing to incredible heights (up to several stories). It has also been discovered that Plague Crystals do not grow unless they are already a certain size, so it seems simply smashing them into pieces smaller than the human head renders them dormant.