Silicon

This article is about the characteristics of Silicon in the game. For the full list of Materials, see Crafting Materials.

Material	Price (Marks)					Description
	Colony	Habitation	Military	Mining	Research
Silicon	-	-	-	24	-	Used as an ingredient in aluminium alloys, plastic and various electrical components.

Acquisition

Principally, Silicon can be acquired from the Mining Outpost's Store, or deconstructing other items, or harvesting minerals.

Mineral	Mineral Components	Description	Rarity
Chrysoprase	Silicon	A mineral containing silicon.	7
Quartz	Silicon x2	A crystalline mineral composed of silicon.	3

Item	Deconstructs to	Time (seconds)
Detectors	FPGA Circuit Silicon	10
Plastic	Silicon Carbon	5

Recipes

Silicon can be used to craft the following items.

Fabricator

The Fabricator is the primary method of crafting in Barotrauma. Used to craft different types of items from raw materials.

Item	Materials to Craft	Time (seconds)	Level	Skill
Detectors	FPGA Circuit Silicon	10	30	Electrical
Plastic	Silicon Carbon	5	20	Mechanical