Crafting Materials

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Crafting Materials are used in making different kinds of items in the Fabricator.

Raw Mineral Materials

Raw Minerals are obtained by deconstructing certain Minerals. They can only be purchased in Mining Outposts.

Material	Mining Cost	Description & Notes	Sources (x amount)
Aluminum	34	Most commonly used in the manufacture of tanks and ammunition boxes.	Chamosite (x2)     Amblygonite (x1)
Calcium	25	Used to manufacture Tonic Liquid.	Aragonite (x2) Polyhalite (x1) Hydroxyapatite (x1)
Carbon	8	Most commonly used in the manufacture of steel and plastic.	Graphite (x2) Diamond (x3)
Chlorine	9	Most commonly used saline, a common treatment for blood loss, and Chloral hydrate, a powerful sedative.	Pyromorphite (x2)
Copper	18	Most commonly used in the manufacture of electrical wiring.	Bornite (x2) Stannite (x1) Chalcopyrite (x2)
Iron	4	Can be used in the manufacture of simple tools, or refined into steel by mixing it with Carbon.	Lazulite (x1)     Chamosite (x2) Iron Ore (x4) Stannite (x1) Titanite (x1)
Lead	14	Most commonly used in the manufacture of various types of ammunition.	Galena (x3) Esperite (x1)
Lithium	70	Most commonly used in the manufacture of batteries and antipsychotic drugs. Reacts violently when in contact with water.	Triphylite (x1) Amblygonite (x1)
Magnesium	52	Used in the manufacture of explosives and medical compounds.	Langbeinite (x2)
Phosphorus	20	Used in the manufacture of lamps, explosives and some Medical Items.	Lazulite (x2) Hydroxyapatite (x2) Brockite (x1)
Potassium	8	Used in the manufacture of explosives and Medical Items. Reacts violently when in contact with water.	Sylvite (x2) Langbeinite (x1) Polyhalite (x1)
Silicon	25	Used as an ingredient in Aluminum alloys, plastic and various electrical components.	Chrysoprase (x1) Quartz (x2)
Sodium	26	Medical fabricators can combine sodium and chloride to create a saline solution, which can be used as a treatment for blood loss or as an ingredient for more complex medicine. Reacts violently when in contact with water.	Sylvite (x1) Cryolite (x2) Amblygonite (x1)
Thorium	100	Used to manufacture long-lasting Fuel Rods, and Radiotoxin.	Brockite (x1) Thorianite (x2)
Tin	9	Most commonly used in the manufacture of various electrical components.	Cassiterite (x3) Stannite (x1)
Titanium	52	Used to manufacture Ballistic Fiber, Piercing Ammunition Box, and Titanium-Aluminum Alloy.	Ilmenite (x1) Titanite (x3)
Uranium	40	Can be refined in a fabricator to create fuel rods for a nuclear reactor, or used in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.	Uranium Ore (x3)
Zinc	21	Most commonly used in the manufacture of batteries and Tonic Liquid.	Esperite (x2) Sphalerite (x3)

Raw Organic Materials

Organic Materials are obtained by deconstructing certain Plants or as loot from Creatures.

Material	Habitation Cost	Colony Cost	Research Cost	Military Cost	Mining Cost	Description & Notes	Sources (x amount)
Adrenaline	75	75	54	54	66	A naturally occurring hormone. Useful for crafting.	Adrenaline Gland (x4)
Adrenaline Gland	N/A	275	300	N/A	N/A	Deconstructs into Adrenaline, which is used to craft Fentanyl.	Mudraptor Egg (medium & large) (x1) Tiger Thresher Egg (x1) Strange Eggs (x1)
Alien Blood	N/A	N/A	144	N/A	N/A	Blood extracted from a Europan lifeform. Can be further processed into a blood substitute for the treatment of blood loss.	Crawler (x1) Husked Crawler (x1) Golden Hammerhead (x1) Hammerhead (x1) Tiger Thresher (x1) Bone Thresher (x2) Mudraptor Egg (S&M: x1, L: x2) Moloch Baby (x1)
Broad-spectrum Antibiotics	40	36	36	N/A	N/A	A mild antibiotic that acts against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria, though with the side effect of minor organ damage. Used as an ingredient in many medical compounds.	Slime Bacteria (x3)
Elastin	40	36	36	44	44	Used to craft Plastiseal and Antibiotic Glue.	Elastin Plant (x3)
Ethanol	60	54	54	66	66	Medical alcohol used as an ingredient in the manufacture of various medicines. Drinking while on duty is not advised.	Sea Yeast Shroom (x3)
Opium	40	36	36	N/A	N/A	A relatively mild opioid obtained from aquatic poppy. Most commonly used to manufacture morphine and fentanyl.	Aquatic Poppy (x3)
Organic Fiber	39	38	30	27	27	Useful for crafting.	Fiber Plant (x3)
Swim Bladder	N/A	250	275	N/A	N/A	Deconstructs into Stabilozine and Saline, useful medical components.	Hammerhead (x1) Golden Hammerhead (x1) Hammerhead Matriarch (x1) Giant Spineling (x1) Crawler Broodmother (x1) Moloch Baby (x1)

Processed Materials

Processed Materials can be made by using certain raw materials in the Fabricator or Medical Fabricator.

Material	Habitation Cost	Colony Cost	Research Cost	Military Cost	Mining Cost	Description & Notes	Crafting Requirements
Ballistic Fiber	N/A	188	165	135	135	Useful for crafting.	Mechanical 40 Plastic (x2) Titanium
Flash Powder	N/A	113	99	81	N/A	Useful for crafting.	Magnesium Potassium (x2)
FPGA Circuit	80	N/A	100	80	80	Field-programmable gate array—a multipurpose circuit that can be reconfigured for use in a large variety of electrical devices.	Electrical 15 Plastic Copper (x2)
Plastic	104	100	80	72	72	Useful for crafting.	Mechanical 20 Carbon (x2) Silicon
Rubber	26	25	20	18	18	Useful for crafting.
Steel Bar	26	25	20	18	18	Useful for crafting.	Mechanical 20 Carbon (x2) Iron
Titanium-Aluminum Alloy	N/A	100	80	72	72	Useful for crafting.	Mechanical 30 Titanium Aluminum (x2)

Rare Materials

Rare Materials can only be purchased from Research and Mine Outposts or acquired by deconstructing Alien Artifacts and other alien items.

Material	Research Cost	Mining Cost	Description & Notes	Sources (x amount)
Dementonite Bar	200	180	Used to craft Deliriumine.	Psychosis Alien Artifact (x3)
Fulgurium Bar	220	180	Used to craft Fulgurium Battery Cells and Fuel Rods.	Faraday Alien Artifact (x3)
Incendium Bar	200	180	Used to craft Incendium Fuel Tanks, Incendium Grenades, and IC-4. The bar itself can explode if it impacts a surface hard enough.	Thermal Alien Artifact (x3)
Oxygenite Shard	230	180	Deconstructs into Liquid Oxygenite, which can then be used to craft Oxygenite Tank and Deusizine.	Sky Alien Artifact (x3)     Alien Trinket (x1)
Paralyxis	200	180	Used to craft Paralyzant, which can then be used to craft Anaparalyzant.	Leucocyte (x1)
Physicorium Bar	200	180	Used to craft physicorium variants of Railgun Shells, Coilgun Ammunition Boxes and Harpoons.	Nasonov Alien Artifact (x3)     Alien Ornament (x1)
Sulphurite Shard	N/A	180	Deconstructs into Sulphuric Acid, which can then be used to craft Sufforin and Morbusine.	Alien Curio (x1)