Natural Resources

This is an attempt to develop an order to natural resources and how they may be encountered on planetary surveys. It is based upon this flawed & incomplete concept. All known and (Star Trek) fictional naturally-occurring elements will be categorized here.

Natural Resources table

Resource	Type	Category	Deposits	Applications
Actinium	element	Radioactive
Aluminum	element	Base Metal
Aluminum oxide	compound	Common
Ammonia	compound	Common
Amphibole	compound	Common
Antimony	element	Base Metal
Antimony trioxide	compound	Common
Antimony tetroxide	compound	Common
Antimony pentoxide	compound	Common
Argon	element	Noble Gas
Arsenic	element	Common
Arsenic trioxide	compound	Corrosive
Arsenic pentoxide	compound	Common
Astatine	element	Radioactive
Barium	element	Base Metal
Barium oxide	compound	Corrosive
Beryllium	element	Base Metal
Biotite	compound	Common
Bismuth	element	Base Metal
Bismuth oxide	compound	Base Metal
Boron	element	Base Metal
Bromine	element	Corrosive
Cadmium	element	Base Metal
Calcium	element	Base Metal
Calcium oxide	compound	Corrosive
Carbon	element	Common
Carbon dioxide	compound	Common
Carbon monoxide	compound	Common
Cerium	element	Rare Earth
Cerium oxide	element	Rare Earth
Cesium	element	Base Metal
Chlorine	element	Corrosive
Chromium	element	Base Metal
Chromium oxide	compound	Common
Cobalt	element	Base Metal
Cobalt oxide	compound	Common
Copper	element	Base Metal
Copper oxide	compound	Common
Cyanoacetylene	compound	Common
Dysprosium	element	Rare Earth
Erbium	element	Rare Earth
Ethanol	compound	Common
Europium	element	Rare Earth
Feldspar	compound	Common
Fluorine	element	Corrosive
Formaldehyde	compound	Common
Formic acid	compound	Common
Francium	element	Radioactive
Gadolinium	element	Rare Earth
Gallium	element	Base Metal
Germanium	element	Base Metal
Gold	element	Precious
Hafnium	element	Base Metal
Helium	element	Common
Holmium	element	Rare Earth
Hydrocarbon	compound	Common
Hydrochloric acid	compound	Common
Hydrocyanic cyanide	compound	Common
Hydrogen	element	Common
Illite	compound	Common
Indium	element	Base Metal
Iodine	element	Corrosive
Iridium	element	Precious
Iron	element	Base Metal
Iron oxide	compound	Common
Kaolinite	compound	Common
Krypton	element	Noble Gas
Lanthanum	element	Rare Earth
Lanthanum oxide	compound	Rare Earth
Lead	element	Base Metal
Lead oxide	compound	Common
Lithium	element	Common
Lithium oxide	compound	Base Metal
Lutetium	element	Rare Earth
Magnesium	element	Base Metal
Magnesium oxide	compound	Common
Magnetic monopole	matter	Exotic
Manganese	element	Base Metal
Manganese oxide	compound	Common
Mercury	element	Base Metal
Mercury oxide	compound	Corrosive
Methane	compound	Common
Methanol	compound	Common
Molybdenum	element	Base Metal
Muscovite	compound	Common
Neodymium	element	Rare Earth
Neon	element	Noble Gas
Neptunium	element	Radioactive
Neutronium	matter	Exotic
Nickel	element	Base Metal
Nickel oxide	compound	Base Metal
Niobium	element	Base Metal
Nitric acid	compound	Common
Nitrogen	element	Common
Nitrous oxide	compound	Common
Olivine	compound	Common
Osmium	element	Base Metal
Oxygen	element	Corrosive
Ozone	compound	Common
Palladium	element	Precious
Phosphoric acid	compound	Common
Phosphorus	element	Common
Platinum	element	Precious
Plutonium	element	Radioactive
Polonium	element	Radioactive
Potassium	element	Base Metal
Potassium oxide	compound	Base Metal
Praseodymium	element	Rare Earth
Promethium	element	Rare Earth
Protactinium	element	Radioactive
Pyroxene	compound	Common
Quartz	compound	Common
Radium	element	Radioactive
Radon	element	Noble Gas
Rhenium	element	Base Metal
Rhodium	element	Base Metal
Rubidium	element	Base Metal
Rubidium oxide	compound	Base Metal
Ruthenium	element	Base Metal
Samarium	element	Rare Earth
Scandium	element	Base Metal
Selenium	element	Common
Silicon	element	Common
Silicon monoxide	compound	Common
Silver	element	Precious
Silver oxide	compound	Precious
Smectite	compound	Common
Sodium	element	Base Metal
Sodium oxide	compound	Base Metal
Strontium	element	Base Metal
Sulfur	element	Corrosive
Sulfuric acid	compound	Common
Super fluid	matter	Exotic
Tantalum	element	Base Metal
Technetium	element	Radioactive
Tellurium	element	Base Metal
Terbium	element	Rare Earth
Thallium	element	Base Metal
Thallium oxide	compound	Exotic
Thorium	element	Radioactive
Thorium oxide	compound	Radioactive
Thulium	element	Rare Earth
Tin	element	Base Metal
Tin oxide	compound	Common
Titanite	compound	Common
Titanium	element	Base Metal
Titanium oxide	compound	Common
Tungsten	element	Base Metal
Tungsten oxide	compound	Common
Uranium	element	Radioactive
Uranium oxide	compound	Radioactive
Vanadium	element	Base Metal
Water	compound	Common
Xenon	element	Noble Gas
Ytterbium	element	Rare Earth
Yttrium	element	Base Metal
Zinc	element	Base Metal
Zinc oxide	compound	Common
Zircon	compound	Common
Zirconium	element	Base Metal
Zirconium oxide	compound	Common

Resource categories

Base Metals

Roll	Resource	Type
1	Aluminum	element
2	Antimony	element
3	Barium	element
4	Beryllium	element
5	Bismuth	element
6	Bismuth oxide	compound
7	Boron	element
8	Cadmium	element
9	Calcium	element
10	Cesium	element
11	Chromium	element
12	Cobalt	element
13	Copper	element
14	Gallium	element
15	Germanium	element
16	Hafnium	element
17	Indium	element
18	Iron	element
19	Lead	element
20	Lithium oxide	compound
21	Magnesium	element
22	Manganese	element
23	Mercury	element
24	Molybdenum	element
25	Nickel	element
26	Nickel oxide	compound
27	Niobium	element
28	Osmium	element
29	Potassium	element
30	Potassium oxide	compound
31	Rhenium	element
32	Rhodium	element
33	Rubidium	element
34	Rubidium oxide	compound
35	Ruthenium	element
36	Scandium	element
37	Sodium	element
38	Sodium oxide	compound
39	Strontium	element
40	Tantalum	element
41	Tellurium	element
42	Thallium	element
43	Tin	element
44	Titanium	element
45	Tungsten	element
46	Vanadium	element
47	Yttrium	element
48	Zinc	element
49	Zirconium	element

Commons

Roll	Resource	Type
1	Aluminum oxide	compound
2	Ammonia	compound
3	Amphibole	compound
4	Antimony trioxide	compound
5	Antimony tetroxide	compound
6	Antimony pentoxide	compound
7	Arsenic	element
8	Arsenic pentoxide	compound
9	Biotite	compound
10	Carbon	element
11	Carbon dioxide	compound
12	Carbon monoxide	compound
13	Chromium oxide	compound
14	Cobalt oxide	compound
15	Copper oxide	compound
16	Cyanoacetylene	compound
17	Ethanol	compound
18	Feldspar	compound
19	Formaldehyde	compound
20	Formic acid	compound
21	Helium	element
22	Hydrocarbon	compound
23	Hydrochloric acid	compound
24	Hydrocyanic cyanide	compound
25	Hydrogen	element
26	Illite	compound
27	Iron oxide	compound
28	Kaolinite	compound
29	Lead oxide	compound
30	Lithium	element
31	Magnesium oxide	compound
32	Manganese oxide	compound
33	Methane	compound
34	Methanol	compound
35	Muscovite	compound
36	Nitric acid	compound
37	Nitrogen	element
38	Nitrous oxide	compound
39	Olivine	compound
40	Ozone	compound
41	Phosphoric acid	compound
42	Phosphorus	element
43	Pyroxene	compound
44	Quartz	compound
45	Selenium	element
46	Silicon	element
47	Silicon monoxide	compound
48	Smectite	compound
49	Sulfuric acid	compound
50	Tin oxide	compound
51	Titanite	compound
52	Titanium oxide	compound
53	Tungsten oxide	compound
54	Water	compound
55	Zinc oxide	compound
56	Zircon	compound
57	Zirconium oxide	compound

Corrosives

Radioactives

Roll	Resource	Type
1	Arsenic trioxide	compound
2	Barium oxide	compound
3	Bromine	element
4	Calcium oxide	compound
5	Chlorine	element
6	Fluorine	element
7	Iodine	element
8	Mercury oxide	compound
9	Oxygen	element
10	Sulfur	element

Exotics

Precious

Roll	Resource	Type Noble Gases Roll 1 Argon element 2 Krypton element 3 Neon element 4 Radon element 5 Xenon element Precious Precious Roll Resource Type 1 Gold element 2 Iridium element 3 Palladium element 4 Platinum element 5 Silver element 6 Silver oxide compound Radioactives Radioactives Roll Resource Type 1 Actinium element 2 Astatine element 3 Francium element 4 Neptunium element 5 Plutonium element 6 Polonium element 7 Protactinium element 8 Radium element 9 Technetium element 10 Thorium element 11 Thorium oxide compound 12 Uranium element 13 Uranium oxide compound Rare Earths Rare Earths Roll Resource Type 1 Cerium element 2 Cerium oxide element 3 Dysprosium element 4 Erbium element 5 Europium element 6 Gadolinium element 7 Holmium element 8 Lanthanum element 9 Lanthanum oxide compound 10 Lutetium element 11 Neodymium element 12 Praseodymium element 13 Promethium element 14 Samarium element 15 Terbium element 16 Thulium element 17 Ytterbium element Resource Subtables Note: the Star Control planet names will be dropped after the completion of this section. Acid: 12x formic acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrocyanic acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acids; one one other common 8x fourteen other commons Alkali: 12x alkali base metal (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium) 8x strontium, barium, calcium 8x one other alkali base metal 4x three other base metals Carbide: 12x carbon 8x two other commons Chlorine: 20x chlorine, hydrochloric acid 12x one other corrosive, one other common 8x zinc, gallium 4x four other base metals Cimmerian: 12x methane, ammonia, methanol, lithium 8x eight other commons Chondrite: 12x ethanol, one other common 8x four other commons Copper: 20x copper 12x one other base metals Cyanic: 20x cyanoacetylene 12x two other commons Crimson: 12x barium, boron, beryllium, bismuth, bromine 12x in a light base metal (aluminum, magnesium, titanium, beryllium, lithium, sodium, potassium) 8x five other base metals 8x one other light base metal 8x one other corrosive Dust: 12x in either a silicate oxide (quartz, feldspar, olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, biotite, muscovite, kaolinite, illite, smectite, titanite, zircon) or a metal oxide (aluminum oxide, antimony trioxide, antimony tetroxide, antimony pentoxide, arsenic trioxide, arsenic pentoxide, barium oxide, bismuth oxide, calcium oxide, cerium oxide, chromium oxide, cobalt oxide, copper oxide, iron oxide, lanthanum oxide, lead oxide, lithium oxide, magnesium oxide, manganese oxide, mercury oxide, nickel oxide, potassium oxide, rubidium oxide, silver oxide, sodium oxide, thallium oxide, thorium oxide, tin oxide, titanium oxide, uranium oxide, tungsten oxide, zinc oxide) 8x one other silicate or metal oxides 4x bismuth, aluminum, and potassium 1x three other base metals Fluorescent: 20x technetium, neon 12x one other radioactive 4x radon 1x one other noble gas Green: 12x praseodymium, neodymium 8x two other rare earths Halide: 16x bromine 8x fluorine, iodine, astatine (another) 8x in either fluorine, iodine, astatine 4x in two other corrosives 4x in one other radioactive Hydrocarbon: 20x hydrocarbon 12x two other commons 4x tantalum 1x bismuth, two other base metals Infrared: 20x mercury 12 one other base metal Iodine: 12x iodine 8x in a base metals 8x in a corrosive Lanthanide: 12x ytterbium, cerium, lanthanum 8x three other heavy rare earths (dysprosium, erbium, gadolinium, holmium, lutetium, terbium, thulium, yttrium) 4x six other rare earths Magma: 8x one base metal 4x two other base metals Magnetic: 12x nickel, niobium, one other ferromagnetic metal (cobalt, dysprosium, gandolinium, iron) 8x three other ferromagnetic metals 4x magnetic monopole 1x two other exotics Metallic: 12x one precious, one corrosive, one base metal 8x in two other precious, two other corrosives, two other base metals Noble: 12x one noble gas 8x two other noble gases 4x helium 1x two other commons Oolite: 8x one rare earth, one noble gas, one base metal 4x two other rare earths, two other noble gases, two other base metals Plutonic: 12x one base metal, one radioactive, one rare earth 8x two other base metals, two other radioactives, two other rare earths Primordial: 8x three commons, three base metals 4x six commons, six base metals Radioactive: 8x one radioactive 4x two other radioactives Redux: 12x one base metal, oxygen, chlorine, sulfur, one other corrosive (bromine, fluorine, iodine) 8x two other base metals 8x two remaining corrosives Selenic: 12x two of either aluminum, calcium, or selenium; one other base metal 8x six other base metals Super-dense: 12x lead, one other dense base metal (copper, iron, nickel, tin, zinc) 8x two other dense base metals 4x four other base metals Ultramarine: 12x one precious metal 8x one corrosive, one common 8x two other precious metals 4x two other corrosives. two other commons 1x one base metal Water: 12x one base metal 8x two other base metals 4x corrosives, radioactives 1x two other corrosives, seven other radioactives Yttric: 20x yttrium, ytterbium 8x one other base metal, one other rare earth 4x two other base metals, two other rare earths