Ad Astra Unlimited Resource Encyclopedia: Ground Exploiter
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Ad Astra Unlimited Resource Encyclopedia: The Salty Side of Colonization
Barite is the primary, naturally occurring, barium-based mineral. It is typically used for its coloration to make colorful fireworks and in advanced regolith mining techniques. It can gathered from scavenging the surface, as a byproduct from mining ice and regolith.
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Halite or rock salt is a type of salt and is the naturally occurring form of sodium chloride. It is used in the creation of perchlorate, fireworks and empty power cells.
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Ad Astra Unlimited Resource Encyclopedia: Constructive Criticism
Steel is an alloy made up of iron and typically a few tenths of a percent of Carbon to improve its strength. While the most commonly form of carbon used in steel making on Earth is coal, due to Mars's apparent lack of coal, a different process is used. The splitting of Co2 into carbon and oxygen to use in the smelting recipe is the preferred method.
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A more processed form of aluminum, molded into a sheet or plate. It is used in the construction of structural parts, machined parts, and rover wheels. Can also be exchanged to Cantinas for Cantina Coins.
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A more processed form of titanium, molded into a sheet or plate. It is used in the construction of structural parts, machined parts, and rover wheels. Can also be exchanged to Cantinas for Cantina Coins.
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Metis is a metallic material that was only found on Asteroid Number 9, Metis. It takes on a pearlescent shade and is commonly found as crystalized small chunks, similar to a geode only metal in nature. This material is what Ms. Patel's MaMaFi ring is constructed out of, allowing for the enhanced process of terraforming Mars. However, in 2048, the asteroid crash-landed onto the surface of Mars, causing a massive earthquake echoing throughout the planet even reaching so far as to reach Waterloo city from the Cerebus region. This material is now scattered across the surface as ejecta while the main deposit is being placed under watch by the US Government.
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Ad Astra Unlimited Resource Encyclopedia: Diamonds in the Rough
Titanium is a metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength. It is used in all sorts of manners where a high strength yet light material is needed such as habitation modules, rovers and any other construction where structural parts are needed. Titanium Ore is typically gathered from clumps of regolith smelted down to reclaim the trace amounts of titanium.
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Aluminum is a light metal, while not overly strong is incredibly abundant. It is about the third the density of steel letting it be used in a variety of applications. It is created from the smelting process of regolith in order to reclaim the trace amounts of aluminum. It is usually refined into a plate before usage.
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Iron is a very common metal, and is very abundant in the martian regolith. With up to 5-14% of the martian regolith being iron-oxide giving the Red Planet its red coloring. Much less regolith is needed to make an equivalent amount of ore compared to other metals. It can be used to smelt steel and in the making of empty power cells.
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Copper is a very soft and malleable material, typically not used for any structural work and is instead used in electronics due to its high thermal and electric conductivity. Copper can be commonly found in underground chambers where magma sat and pooled heavier metals on Mars.
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