Mineral
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Minerals are natural inorganic solid compounds with a regularly ordered crystal structure. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar") Rock is a naturally occurring solid substance composed of minerals. (TNG: "Thine Own Self") All mineral names, with only a few exceptions, end with the suffix -ite or -ine. Mining is the process of extracting minerals from objects like planets and asteroids. (DS9: "Chimera") Furthermore, several planets are sources of minerals in the Federation including: Earth, Janus VI, Ardana, Capella IV, Coridan and Elas. (TOS: "Journey to Babel", "Elaan of Troyius")
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[edit] Notable minerals
- The benamite crystals can be use to construct advanced Quantum slipstream drive. (VOY: "Timeless")
- Boronite is a rare mineral ore which is used in the synthesis of Omega molecules. (VOY: "The Omega Directive")
- Dilithium occurring as crystalline mineral is used in the warp drive systems of many starships. (TOS: "Mudd's Women", "The Alternative Factor", "Elaan of Troyius")
- Gallicite can produce strong electrical currents when metal objects are held nearby. (ENT: "Kir'Shara")
- The key component of the Xindi superweapon was the mineral kemocite. (ENT: "The Shipment")
- Janus VI is an important Federation source of pergium used for generate energy. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- The only known cure for Rigelian fever is the rare mineral ryetalyn. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- Capella IV is a rich source of the rare mineral topaline. (TOS: "Friday's Child")
- Trellium is a mineral used as insulation against anomalies by ships in the Delphic Expanse. (ENT: "Damage")
- Uridium is an unstable mineral used in Cardassian ship construction. (DS9: "Indiscretion")
- The only known source of a mineral Zenite is the planet Ardana. (TOS: "The Cloud Minders")
[edit] Mineral life
Some lifeforms were based in minerals, such as:
Crystalline entity, Excalbian, Horta, microbrain, silicon-based lifeform and Tholians
[edit] Mineral list
Antimonium, Argonite, Astatine, Baakonite, Bakrinium, Beresium, Bernicium, Bilitrium, Bitrium, Boronite, Chrondite, Cormaline, Deuridium, Feldomite, Fistrium, Fortanium, Hytritium, Jakmanite, Jevonite, Kelbonite, Ladarium, Murinite, Neutronium, Nitrium, Noranium, Paralithium, Pergium, Riddinite, Ryetalyn, Silithium, Styrolite, Talgonite, Tekasite, Tellerium, Thalmerite, Topaline, Trellium, Triadium, Tricyanate, Trimagnesite, Tritanium, Uridium, Vendarite, Verterium, Zenite
