| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Category | Raw Materials |
| Source | Quartz Node, Quartz Deposit |
| Biome | All except Karakorum Metal Farms |
| Scan Required | Yes (Scanner) |
Quartz is a Raw Material used in crafting. It is highly abundant inside and around Coral Domes in the Shallows.
"This quartz contains dead coral polyps. It may have formed on or near a coral dome." — PDA upon first collection of Quartz
Recipe
Quartz can be produced in a Metal Farm.
| Machine | Input | Output | Crafting Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Farm | - | 3x Quartz | 2:00 |
Appearance
Quartz has the form of a smooth, white crystal with a faint orange color at intersections.
Obtaining
Quartz can appear as:
- Individual items: Can be picked up by hand. These yield 1 Quartz.
- Resource Nodes: Broken by hand or using any Tool. These yield 3 Quartz.
- Resource Deposits: Broken with the Sonic Resonator. These yield 5 Quartz.
Quartz can be found in every biome except for the Karakorum Metal Farms.
Uses in Crafting
Quartz is a component in various crafting recipes.
Databank Entry
Quartz (SiO2)
A silicate crystal named by the Polish. Quartz and feldspar make up most of Earth's continental crust.
Used in the creation of fabricator-aligned glass and ultra-long-term computer memory storage lasting billions of years.
Typically found as phenocrysts formed from cooling lava — but some local deposits have a telltale bioplastic matrix.
Hypothesis: a local coral gathers dissolved silica to grow quartz deposits.
Source: Scan Quartz
Gallery
In Game
A Quartz deposit.
A Quartz node.
Individual Quartz piece inside a Coral Dome.
