Resources/Resources III

Note: this page is in the process of being built from several sources, most notable the SFC scratchpad of the same subject. When the primary references (listed below) have been fully data-mined, then this note should be removed.

The System Generator and Report application provides a Resource Availability report of an orbital body in these categories:

• Normal Metals
• Special Metals
• Radioactives
• Gem Stones
• Industrial Crystals

It does not provide any indication of elements present in a scan, unless they are noted for their presence as elemental ores (ex: gold) or as mineral deposits (ex: topaline). The following sections categorize all known resources (elemental or mineral) into one of the above categories, and should indicate whether they are elemental or mineral, by nature. (The use of the term "metals" is meant to be synonymous with "element" or "mineral", where an elemental ore is comprised of the single element and a mineral deposit is a compound of two or more different elements bonded together chemically.)

Organic and manufactured compounds and (presently) unorganized substances are categorized in their own sections.

Note: Most mineral names end in -ite or -ine.

Natural Resources

Normal Metals

Normal metals are elemental ores or mineral deposits that are not considered rare or unique.

Special Metals

Special metals are elemental ores or mineral deposits that are rare or unique.

Radioactives

Radioactive metals, for the purposes of resource categorization, are those that radiate ionizing—and often harmful—energy. These entries should indicate their elemental or mineral nature.

• Actinide

  series of elements (atomic numbers 89 through 102), including actinium.

• Actinium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; reacts with oxygen and moisture to prevent further oxidation; Use: radiation therapy.

No MA entry

• Protactinium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; extremely rare, highly radioactive, and very toxic.

No MA entry

• Thorium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; mildly radioactive. Use: fission power systems.

Gem Stones

Gem stones are minerals of a smaller nature that hold value above that of normal or special metals.

Industrial Crystals

Industrial crystals are solid materials that have formed a lattice structure and are valued for industrial purposes.

Organic Compounds

• Acetylcholine

  neurotransmitter

Manufactured Compounds

• Acidichloride

  gaseous chemical, toxic to Humans, though essential to certain "evolved" Humans.

Sources

• Ex Astris Scientia: "Substances and Particles"
• Scratchpad: Resources
• Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook: "High Value Resources", pp. 42-44