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. These entries should indicate their elemental or mineral nature.

Special Metals

Special metals are elemental ores or mineral deposits that are rare or unique. These entries should indicate their elemental or mineral nature.

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

• Americium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; primarily synthetic byproduct of uranium fission, as its half-life is less than 7,500 years; highly radioactive. Use: source of gamma and alpha particles for medical & industrial application.

No MA entry

• Berkelium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; weakly radioactive.

No MA entry

• Californium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; primarily synthetic byproduct of berkelium fission, as its half-life is less than 2,700 years; hinders production of red blood cells.

• Curium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; highly radioactive. Use: power source for radioisotope thermal generators.

No MA entry

• Einsteinium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; highly radioactive.

• Fermium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; primarily synthetic byproduct of high-power nuclear fission, such as fission reactors and weapons, due to half-life of less than 101 days.

No MA entry

• Mendelevium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; primarily synthetic byproduct, due to half-life of less than 32 days; highly radioactive.

No MA entry

• Neptunium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; the first of the transuranic elements; unstable. Use: power source for radioisotope thermal generators.

No MA entry

• Nobelium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; primarily synthetic byproduct, due to half-life of less than one hour; highly radioactive.

No MA entry

• Plutonium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; accumulates in bone (for long-term damage). Use: fuel for fission weapons and a power source for radioisotope thermal generators.

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.

• Uranium

  (element) in the Actinide series of elements; weakly radioactive. Use: fuel for fission power and weapons.

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

• Adrenaline

  hormone & neurotransmitter, with powerful effects on the sympathetic nervous system. Use: radiation poisoning treatment.

• Amniotic fluid

  a clear liquid that surrounds a developing embryo, serving as a natural immune system.

Manufactured Compounds

• Acidichloride

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

• Alizine

  Use: a medicine used to counter an allergic reaction in Klingons.

• Ambizine

  Use: a sedative.

• Anesthezine

  gas or liquid; lethal in high concentrations. Use: fast-acting anesthetic.

Unorganized Substances

• Anicium

  a substance. Use: combined with yurium for an explosive.

Could be a chemical compound (solely based on its relationship to the compound yurium).

Sources

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