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The subject of this article is from the NEXT update.
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 28 October, 2018. |
The information from this article is up-to-date as of 28 October, 2018.
Minerals are scannable non-organic matter.
Summary[ | ]
Minerals are scannable non-organic matter. Unlike fauna and flora, mineral discoveries cannot be uploaded.
They are the primary source of Ferrite Dust and other mineral-based elements. Large mountains, rock formations, and some small rocks/stalactites/stalagmites are generally backdrop and not scannable. Planetary minerals are found in three different terrain types; which are land, underwater and underground.
Underwater minerals tend to contain Salt and Chlorine. Usually, minerals with a primary element of Chlorine require an Advanced Mining Laser to be harvested.
Surface minerals may be exclusive to certain terrain features besides underground, such as plains containing large amounts of pebble-like minerals or minerals only found on top of large pillars. Underground minerals in caves almost always contain Cobalt but may have a small chance to contain a rare metal as their primary element instead of Cobalt, mainly Silver, Gold, Platinum, etc.
Most minerals can be mined using the Multi-tool for Ferrite Dust. The Scanner will indicate which primary and/or secondary element the player will obtain.
Scan Data[ | ]
The properties of the mineral are procedurally generated terms and don't have an effect on the gameplay, aside from Primary Element and Secondary Element.
- Metal Content
- Formation Process: Mineral Formation
- Notes: Mineral Notes
- Primary Element
- Secondary Element
The bolded texts above are defined in the game file, the sequence is taken from there as well.
Metal Content[ | ]
Metal Content is data from scanned minerals, and is in a range of percent from zero to hundred.
Mineral Formation[ | ]
- Soil Compaction
- Water Transport
- Atmospheric Metal
- Plant Deposits
- Living Stone
- Evaporation
- Wind Erosion
- Gravitational
- Volcanic
- High-Pressure
- Gas Humidity
- Sublimation
- Calcified Fauna
- Salt Bonding
- Low Energy Reaction
- Magnetic Attraction
- Reductive Boiling
- Salt Baked
- Soil Amalgamation
- Ancient Tidal Erosion
- Metamorphic
- Polymerisation
- Coalescence
- Slow Drips
- Photonic
- Ground up Shells
- Old Bones
- Tectonic
- Spontaneous
- Calcium Secretion
- Hydrothermal
- Vented Minerals
- Explosive Magma
- Pyroclastic
- Jet Pressure
- Gas Bubbles
- Diagenesis
- Metal Vapour
- Ammonia Groundwater
- Lithification
- Cementation
- Bedrock Expulsion
- Petrifaction
- Fossilisation
- Sedimentation
- Celestial
- Meteorite Impact
- Localised Black Hole
- Comet Fragment
- Animal Deposits
Mineral Notes[ | ]
- Extreme Salt Content
- High Surface Temperature
- Audiophobic
- Hydrophobic
- Liquid Centre
- Slow Moving
- High Viscosity
- Molten Core
- Frozen in Time
- Fragile Crust
- Molten Core
- Toxic Dust
- Ancient
- Slow-Forming
- Unnaturally Sculpted
- Radioactive
- Shatter Resistant
- Porous
- Unusually Soft
- Strong Odour
- Sulphurous
- Faintly Luminous
- Hard Wearing
- High Density
- Buoyant
- Silicate
- Extrusive
- Abrasive
- Pyroclastic
- Feldspar
- Quasi-Ferrous
- Igneous
- Exfoliating
- High Phosphate
- Low Specific Gravity
- Superconductive
- Quantum Instability
- Vacuum Core
- Musical When Struck
- Inedible
- Soft
- Unexpectedly Buoyant
- Elastic
- Biologically Active
- Parasite Host
- Polyp Colony
- Partially Invisible
- Quartz Core
- Complex Crystals
- Electromagnetic
- Gravitational Bonds
- Potentially Synthetic
- Infested
- Mimic
- Inert
- Eroded
- Durable
- Geode Rich
- Conductive
- Recently Formed
- Industrially Valuable
- Bonelike
- Water Resistant
- Oily Coating
- Artificial
- Misleading Structure
- Potentially Explosive
- Multi-Layered
- Contains Water
- Contains Dark Matter
- Contains Organic Matter
- Faint Life Signs
- Moss Habitat
- Frozen Centre
- Melts Easily
- Powerful Heat Source
- Mollusc Habitat
- Nutrient Rich
- Yeast Colony
- Proto Cellular Structure
Primary Element[ | ]
This is the main element that the mineral will give the player when mined. This element is usually Ferrite Dust or Cobalt for underground minerals.
Secondary Element[ | ]
Some minerals will give the player a small amount of a second element when mined, typically 10-12% of the amount obtained for the primary element but can be as little as 4-5%.
Crystals[ | ]
Some minerals are common to all planets and can be found in vibrantly-colored crystals that match the mineral they contain. These appear on the Scanner with their appropriate symbols on the periodic table. These crystal minerals contain:
Additional information[ | ]
- The plant's properties generation are extracted from the 1.77 version of NMS_UPDATE3_ENGLISH.MBIN game file.
Trivia[ | ]
- Di-hydrogen has a very rare chance to be green if found underground in caves.
- Diagenesis means the physical and chemical changes occurring during the conversion of sediment to sedimentary rock.
