Earth Vein Index
Deep dive documentation for Ores in TFG systems.
Earth Vein Index
This is the Vein Index for Earth. Each Vein has details regarding its rarity, density, vein type, height found, sizes, what stones it spawns in, and more.
- Amethyst & Garnet
- Apatite & Pyrochlore
- Bastnasite & Monazite
- Bentonite & Olivine
- Bismuth (Normal)
- Bismuth (Surface)
- Cassiterite (Normal)
- Cassiterite (Surface)
- Chalcopyrite & Realgar
- Chromite & Magnetite
- Coal
- Cooperite & Bornite
- Copper & Chalcopyrite
- Emerald & Beryllium
- Garnet & Cassiterite Sands
- Garnierite & Cobaltite
- Goethite & Malachite
- Gold (Deep)
- Gold, Limonite, & Hematite
- Graphite & Diamond
- Gypsum & Calcite
- Hematite & Limonite
- Hematite, Goethite, & Ruby
- Kyanite, Mica, & Bauxite
- Lapis, Lazurite, & Sodalite
- Limonite
- Magnetite & Vanadium
- Manganese & Tantalum
- Mineral Sands
- Oilsands
- Opal & Garnet
- Quartzes
- Redstone, Cinnabar, & Ruby
- Saltpeter & Electrotine
- Salts & Borax
- Sapphire & Almandine
- Scheelite & Tungstate
- Silver, Galena, & Lead
- Soapstone, Talc, & Trona
- Sphalerite & Pyrite
- Sphalerite & Sulfur
- Spodumene & Lepidolite
- Sulfur & Pyrite
- Tarkianite & Oilsands
- Tetrahedrite (Normal)
- Tetrahedrite (Surface)
- Topaz & Chalcocite
- Uraninite & Pitchblende
- Wulfenite & Molybdenite
Amethyst & Garnet
Rarity: 1/230
Density: 25%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -64 — 26
Size: 40
Height: 8
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dolomite, Gneiss, Limestone, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Shale, Slate
Amethyst
Percentage: 65%
Source of: Iron
Formula: (SiO₂)₄Fe
Yellow Garnet
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_garnet"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Andradite, Grossular, Uvarovite
Opal
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Silicon, Oxygen
Formula: (SiO₂)
Red Garnet
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/red_garnet"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 5%
Source of: Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine
Apatite & Pyrochlore
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 20 — 120
Size: 34
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Apatite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/apatite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 50%
Source of: Calcium, Phosphorus, Forestry PTSD
Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Tricalcium Phosphate
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/tricalcium_phosphate"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Calcium, Phosphorus
Formula: Ca₃(PO₄)₂
Pyrochlore
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/pyrochlore"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Niobium
Formula: Ca₂Nb₂O₇
Bastnasite & Monazite
Rarity: 1/205
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 50
Size: 35
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Granite
Bastnasite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/bastnasite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 62%
Source of: Cerium, Fluorine
Formula: CeCFO₃
Monazite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/monazite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 31%
Source of: Phosphorous, Rare Earth
Formula: ?(PO₄)
Neodymium
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/neodymium"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 6%
Source of: Neodymium
Formula: Nd
Bentonite & Olivine
Rarity: 1/180
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -40 — 30
Size: 26
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Diorite, Gabbro, Granite, Rhyolite
Bentonite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/bentonite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Sodium, Magnesium
Formula: NaMg₆Si₁₂H₄(H₂O)₅O₃₆
Magnesite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/magnesite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Magnesium
Formula: MgCO₃
Olivine
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/olivine"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Magnesium, Iron
Formula: Mg₂Fe(SiO₂)₂
Glauconite Sand
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/glauconite_sand"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Magnesium, Aluminium
Formula: KMg₂Al₄H₂O₁₂
Bismuth (Normal)
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Diorite, Dolomite, Gabbro, Granite, Limestone, Shale
Bismuth
Percentage: 70%
Melts into: Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Lead
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/lead"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 11%
Smelts into: Lead
Formula: Pb
Hazard: Weakly Poisonous (Inhalation)
Native Silver
Percentage: 10%
Melts into: Silver
Formula: Ag
Sulfur
Percentage: 9%
Source of: Sulfur
Formula: S
Bismuth (Surface)
Rarity: 1/140
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 60 — 210
Size: 50
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Diorite, Dolomite, Gabbro, Granite, Limestone, Shale
Bismuth
Percentage: 80%
Melts into: Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Silver
Percentage: 10%
Melts into: Silver
Formula: Ag
Lead
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/lead"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 7%
Smelts into: Lead
Formula: Pb
Hazard: Weakly Poisonous (Inhalation)
Sulfur
Percentage: 3%
Source of: Sulfur
Formula: S
Cassiterite (Normal)
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Granite
Tin
Percentage: 55%
Melts into: Tin
Formula: Sn
Cassiterite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cassiterite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Melts into: Tin
Formula: SnO₂
Saltpeter
Percentage: 10%
Source of: Potassium, Nitrogen
Formula: KNO₃
Cassiterite (Surface)
Rarity: 1/135
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 60 — 210
Size: 50
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Granite
Cassiterite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cassiterite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 55%
Melts into: Tin
Formula: SnO₂
Tin
Percentage: 35%
Melts into: Tin
Formula: Sn
Saltpeter
Percentage: 10%
Source of: Potassium, Nitrogen
Formula: KNO₃
Chalcopyrite & Realgar
Rarity: 1/200
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 20 — 217
Size: 50
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Rhyolite
Chalcopyrite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/chalcopyrite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 61%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: CuFeS₂
Zeolite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/zeolite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 16%
Source of: Aluminium, Oxygen
Formula: NaCa₄Si₂₇Al₉(H₂O)₂₈O₇₂
Realgar
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/realgar"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 16%
Source of: Arsenic
Formula: As₄S₄
Hazard: Arsenicosis (Inhalation)
Cassiterite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cassiterite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Tin
Formula: SnO₂
Chromite & Magnetite
Rarity: 1/225
Density: 30%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — 30
Size: 20
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dolomite, Limestone, Marble, Shale
Chromite
Percentage: 33%
Source of: Chromium
Formula: FeCr₂O₄
Hazard: Irritant (Skin Contact)
Vanadium Magnetite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/vanadium_magnetite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Iron, Vanadium
Formula: (Fe₃O₄)V
Native Gold
Percentage: 25%
Melts into: Gold
Formula: Au
Magnetite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/magnetite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 8%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₃O₄
Sapphire
Percentage: 8%
Source of: Aluminium
Formula: Al₂O₃
Coal
Rarity: 1/215
Density: 55.00000000000001%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 0 — 210
Size: 60
Indicator Max Depth: 50
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dolomite, Limestone, Shale
Coal
Percentage: 100%
Used for: Fuel, Distillation
Formula: C
Cooperite & Bornite
Rarity: 1/320
Density: 30%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — 0
Size: 30
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Bornite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/bornite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 53%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu₅FeS₄
Cooperite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cooperite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 38%
Source of: Platinum, Nickel, Palladium
Formula: Pt₃NiSPd
Platinum
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/platinum"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 7%
Smelts into: Platinum
Formula: Pt
Copper & Chalcopyrite
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 85
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Rhyolite
Native Copper
Percentage: 65%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu
Chalcopyrite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/chalcopyrite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: CuFeS₂
Pyrite
Percentage: 10%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeS₂
Hematite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/hematite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₂O₃
Emerald & Beryllium
Rarity: 1/250
Density: 35%
Type: Pipe Vein
Y: -32 — 50
Height: 60
Radius: 10
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Rhyolite
Emerald
Percentage: 50%
Used for: MV components, Item tag filters
Formula: Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Beryllium
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/beryllium"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Beryllium
Formula: Be
Hazard: Berylliosis (Skin Contact)
Thorianite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/thorium"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Thorium
Formula: ThO₂
Garnet & Cassiterite Sands
Rarity: 1/270
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -40 — 64
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dacite, Diorite, Dolomite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Rhyolite, Schist, Shale, Slate
Cassiterite Sand
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cassiterite_sand"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Melts into: Tin
Formula: SnO₂
Garnet Sand
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/garnet_sand"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Almandine, Andradite, Grossular, Pyrope, Spessartine, Uvarovite
Asbestos
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/asbestos"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Magnesium, Lung cancer
Formula: Mg₃Si₂H₄O₉
Hazard: Asbestosis (Inhalation)
Diatomite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/diatomite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Iron, Aluminium
Formula: (SiO₂)₈(Fe₂O₃)(Al₂O₃)
Garnierite & Cobaltite
Rarity: 1/160
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 60
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 70
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro
Can't find it? Gabbro always spawns below Basalt, and Gabbro dikes in oceans can be useful too!
Garnierite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/garnierite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 30%
Melts into: Nickel
Formula: NiO
Pentlandite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/pentlandite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Melts into: Nickel
Formula: Ni₉S₈
Cobaltite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cobaltite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Cobalt, Arsenic
Formula: CoAsS
Hazard: Arsenicosis (Inhalation)
Cobalt
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cobalt"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Smelts into: Cobalt
Formula: Co
Nickel
Percentage: 10%
Melts into: Nickel
Formula: Ni
Goethite & Malachite
Rarity: 1/240
Density: 35%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — 30
Size: 32
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Limestone, Marble
Goethite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/goethite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 50%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Malachite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/malachite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu₂CH₂O₅
Yellow Limonite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_limonite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Hematite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/hematite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₂O₃
Gold (Deep)
Rarity: 1/260
Density: 45%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — 30
Size: 32
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Diorite, Gabbro, Granite, Rhyolite
Native Gold
Percentage: 75%
Melts into: Gold
Formula: Au
Hematite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/hematite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₂O₃
Goethite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/goethite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Yellow Limonite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_limonite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Gold, Limonite, & Hematite
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 40%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -32 — 60
Size: 40
Height: 12
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Diorite, Gabbro, Granite, Rhyolite
Native Gold
Percentage: 55%
Melts into: Gold
Formula: Au
Yellow Limonite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_limonite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Hematite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/hematite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₂O₃
Goethite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/goethite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Graphite & Diamond
Rarity: 1/80
Density: 40%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -64 — -16
Size: 16
Height: 6
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dacite, Diorite, Dolomite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Rhyolite, Schist, Shale, Slate
Graphite
Percentage: 45%
Used for: Fire Clay, Graphene
Formula: C
Coal
Percentage: 30%
Used for: Fuel, Distillation
Formula: C
Diamond
Percentage: 25%
Used for: Macerators, AE2
Formula: C
Gypsum & Calcite
Rarity: 1/180
Density: 30%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -32 — 60
Size: 40
Height: 9
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dolomite, Limestone, Shale
Gypsum
Percentage: 35%
Used for: Alabaster (dyeable) bricks
Formula: CaS(H₂O)₂O₄
Calcite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/calcite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 30%
Source of: Calcium
Formula: CaCO₃
Borax
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Sodium, Boron
Formula: Na₂B₄(H₂O)₁₀O₇
Fuller's Earth
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/fullers_earth"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Magnesium
Formula: MgSi₄H(H₂O)₄O₁₁
Hematite & Limonite
Rarity: 1/210
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 50
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Rhyolite
Hematite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/hematite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 50%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₂O₃
Yellow Limonite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_limonite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 30%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Goethite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/goethite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Native Gold
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Gold
Formula: Au
Hematite, Goethite, & Ruby
Rarity: 1/220
Density: 35%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — 30
Size: 30
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Rhyolite
Hematite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/hematite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₂O₃
Goethite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/goethite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Ruby
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Chromium, Aluminium
Formula: CrAl₂O₃
Yellow Limonite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_limonite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Native Gold
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Gold
Formula: Au
Kyanite, Mica, & Bauxite
Rarity: 1/190
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 0 — 210
Size: 36
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Kyanite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/kyanite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Aluminium
Formula: Al₂SiO₅
Mica
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/mica"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Potassium, Aluminium, Fluorine
Formula: KAl₃Si₃F₂O₁₀
Bauxite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/bauxite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Aluminium
Formula: Al₂O₃
Pollucite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/pollucite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Caesium, Aluminium
Formula: Cs₂Al₂Si₄(H₂O)₂O₁₂
Lapis, Lazurite, & Sodalite
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -60 — 10
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Lazurite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/lazurite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Aluminium, Calcium, Sodium
Formula: Al₆Si₆Ca₈Na₈
Sodalite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/sodalite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Aluminium, Sodium
Formula: Al₃Si₃Na₄Cl
Lapis
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Lazurite, Sodalite, Pyrite, Calcite
Calcite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/calcite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Calcium
Formula: CaCO₃
Limonite
Rarity: 1/190
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 50
Stone Types: Limestone, Marble
Yellow Limonite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_limonite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 50%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Hematite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/hematite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₂O₃
Goethite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/goethite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeHO₂
Malachite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/malachite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu₂CH₂O₅
Magnetite & Vanadium
Rarity: 1/200
Density: 30%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 30
Indicator Max Depth: 50
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dolomite, Limestone, Shale
Magnetite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/magnetite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 63%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: Fe₃O₄
Vanadium Magnetite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/vanadium_magnetite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 22%
Source of: Iron, Vanadium
Formula: (Fe₃O₄)V
Native Gold
Percentage: 9%
Melts into: Gold
Formula: Au
Chromite
Percentage: 4%
Source of: Chromium
Formula: FeCr₂O₄
Hazard: Irritant (Skin Contact)
Manganese & Tantalum
Rarity: 1/195
Density: 30%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 60
Size: 30
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dacite, Dolomite, Limestone, Rhyolite, Shale
Grossular
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/grossular"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 37%
Source of: Calcium, Aluminium
Formula: Ca₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂
Spessartine
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/spessartine"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Manganese, Aluminium
Formula: Al₂Mn₃Si₃O₁₂
Pyrolusite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/pyrolusite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Manganese
Formula: MnO₂
Tantalite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/tantalite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 12%
Source of: Manganese, Tantalum
Formula: MnTa₂O₆
Mineral Sands
Rarity: 1/160
Density: 30%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -32 — 60
Size: 48
Height: 9
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Basalt, Granite
Basaltic Mineral Sands
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/basaltic_mineral_sand"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: (Fe₃O₄)((Mg₂Fe(SiO₂)₂)(CaCo₃)₃(SiO₂)₈C₄)
Granitic Mineral Sand
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/granitic_mineral_sand"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: (Fe₃O₄)((SiO₂)₄(KMg₃Al₃F₂Si₃O₁₀))
Fuller's Earth
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/fullers_earth"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Magnesium
Formula: MgSi₄H(H₂O)₄O₁₁
Gypsum
Percentage: 15%
Used for: Alabaster (dyeable) bricks
Formula: CaS(H₂O)₂O₄
Oilsands
Rarity: 1/185
Density: 20%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 0 — 70
Size: 55
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dolomite, Limestone, Shale
Oilsands
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/oilsands"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 100%
Source of: Freedom 🛢🦅🗽
Opal & Garnet
Rarity: 1/220
Density: 35%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -64 — 62
Size: 26
Height: 6
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Diorite, Gabbro, Granite, Rhyolite
Opal
Percentage: 55%
Source of: Silicon, Oxygen
Formula: (SiO₂)
Amethyst
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Iron
Formula: (SiO₂)₄Fe
Yellow Garnet
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/yellow_garnet"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Andradite, Grossular, Uvarovite
Red Garnet
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/red_garnet"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 5%
Source of: Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine
Quartzes
Rarity: 1/190
Density: 30%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 100
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 40
Stone Types: Gneiss, Quartzite, Schist, Shale
Quartzite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/quartzite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 43%
Used for: LV components
Formula: SiO₂
Barite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/barite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 37%
Source of: Barium
Formula: BaSO₂
Asbestos
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/asbestos"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 18%
Source of: Magnesium, Lung cancer
Formula: Mg₃Si₂H₄O₉
Hazard: Asbestosis (Inhalation)
Redstone, Cinnabar, & Ruby
Rarity: 1/160
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 100
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Granite
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Redstone
Percentage: 45%
Melts into: Redstone
Formula: Si(FeS₂)₅(CrAl₂O₃)Hg₃
Ruby
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Chromium, Aluminium
Formula: CrAl₂O₃
Cinnabar
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/cinnabar"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Mercury
Formula: HgS
Saltpeter & Electrotine
Rarity: 1/210
Density: 30%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 60
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Saltpeter
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Potassium, Nitrogen
Formula: KNO₃
Diatomite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/diatomite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Iron, Aluminium
Formula: (SiO₂)₈(Fe₂O₃)(Al₂O₃)
Electrotine
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/electrotine"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Gold, Silver, Redstone
Formula: (Si(FeS₂)₅(CrAl₂O₃)Hg₃)(AgAu)
Alunite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/alunite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Potassium, Aluminium
Formula: KAl₃Si₂H₆O₁₄
Salts & Borax
Rarity: 1/175
Density: 40%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: 30 — 70
Size: 40
Height: 4
Indicator Max Depth: 40
Stone Types: Claystone, Limestone, Shale
Rock Salt
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/rock_salt"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 40%
Source of: Potassium, Chlorine
Formula: KCl
Salt
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/salt"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 30%
Source of: Sodium, Chlorine
Formula: NaCl
Lepidolite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/lepidolite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Potassium, Lithium, Aluminium, Fluorine
Formula: KLi₃Al₄F₂O₁₀
Borax
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Sodium, Boron
Formula: Na₂B₄(H₂O)₁₀O₇
Sapphire & Almandine
Rarity: 1/180
Density: 35%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -64 — 32
Size: 28
Height: 8
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Diorite, Rhyolite
Almandine
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/almandine"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 38%
Source of: Aluminium, Iron
Formula: Al₂Fe₃Si₃O₁₂
Pyrope
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/pyrope"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 27%
Source of: Aluminium, Magnesium
Formula: Al₂Mg₃Si₃O₁₂
Sapphire
Percentage: 16%
Source of: Aluminium
Formula: Al₂O₃
Green Sapphire
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/green_sapphire"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 16%
Source of: Aluminium
Formula: Al₂O₃
Scheelite & Tungstate
Rarity: 1/240
Density: 35%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — 0
Size: 20
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Granite
Scheelite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/scheelite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 45%
Source of: Tungsten
Formula: Ca(WO₃)O
Tungstate
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/tungstate"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Tungsten, Lithium
Formula: Li₂(WO₃)O
Lithium
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/lithium"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Lithium
Formula: Li
Silver, Galena, & Lead
Rarity: 1/160
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Gneiss, Granite
Lead
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/lead"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 55%
Smelts into: Lead
Formula: Pb
Hazard: Weakly Poisonous (Inhalation)
Galena
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/galena"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 30%
Smelts into: Lead
Formula: PbS
Hazard: Weakly Poisonous (Inhalation)
Native Silver
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Silver
Formula: Ag
Soapstone, Talc, & Trona
Rarity: 1/190
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -40 — 56
Size: 36
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Granite
Soapstone
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/soapstone"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 30%
Source of: Magnesium
Formula: Mg₃Si₄H₂O₁₂
Glauconite Sand
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/glauconite_sand"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Magnesium, Aluminium
Formula: KMg₂Al₄H₂O₁₂
Talc
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/talc"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Magnesium
Formula: Mg₃Si₄H₂O₁₂
Pentlandite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/pentlandite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Nickel
Formula: Ni₉S₈
Trona
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/trona"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 10%
Source of: Sodium
Formula: Na₃C₂H(H₂O)₂O₆
Sphalerite & Pyrite
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Rhyolite, Schist, Slate
Sphalerite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/sphalerite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 40%
Melts into: Zinc
Formula: ZnS
Sulfur
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Sulfur
Formula: S
Pyrite
Percentage: 25%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeS₂
Sphalerite & Sulfur
Rarity: 1/145
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 60 — 210
Size: 50
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Rhyolite, Schist, Slate
Sulfur
Percentage: 55%
Source of: Sulfur
Formula: S
Sphalerite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/sphalerite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 40%
Melts into: Zinc
Formula: ZnS
Pyrite
Percentage: 5%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeS₂
Spodumene & Lepidolite
Rarity: 1/180
Density: 37.5%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: 20 — 60
Size: 35
Height: 6
Indicator Max Depth: 40
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Spodumene
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/spodumene"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Lithium, Aluminium
Formula: LiAlSi₂O₆
Salt
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/salt"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 30%
Source of: Sodium, Chlorine
Formula: NaCl
Rock Salt
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/rock_salt"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Potassium, Chlorine
Formula: KCl
Lepidolite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/lepidolite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Source of: Potassium, Lithium, Aluminium, Fluorine
Formula: KLi₃Al₄F₂O₁₀
Sulfur & Pyrite
Rarity: 1/165
Density: 20%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 0 — 210
Size: 45
Indicator Max Depth: 40
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Rhyolite
Sulfur
Percentage: 50%
Source of: Sulfur
Formula: S
Pyrite
Percentage: 35%
Melts into: Cast Iron
Formula: FeS₂
Sphalerite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/sphalerite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Zinc
Formula: ZnS
Tarkianite & Oilsands
Rarity: 1/140
Density: 35%
Type: Pipe Vein
Y: 20 — 120
Height: 60
Radius: 10
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Chalk, Chert, Claystone, Conglomerate, Dacite, Diorite, Dolomite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Rhyolite, Schist, Shale, Slate
Only appears in deserts to the South-West, with a minimum temperature of 7°C and a maximum rainfall of 100mm.
Tarkianite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/tarkianite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Rhenium, Molybdenum
Formula: CuFeRe₄Mo₄S₈
Oilsands
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/oilsands"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Freedom 🛢🦅🗽
Borax
Percentage: 20%
Source of: Sodium, Boron
Formula: Na₂B₄(H₂O)₁₀O₇
Trona
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/trona"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 10%
Source of: Sodium
Formula: Na₃C₂H(H₂O)₂O₆
Tetrahedrite (Normal)
Rarity: 1/170
Density: 40%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -32 — 75
Size: 40
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Tetrahedrite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/tetrahedrite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 50%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu₃SbS₃Fe
Native Copper
Percentage: 30%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu
Stibnite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/stibnite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Smelts into: Antimony
Formula: Sb₂S₃
Tetrahedrite (Surface)
Rarity: 1/140
Density: 25%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: 60 — 210
Size: 50
Indicator Max Depth: 60
Stone Types: Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Tetrahedrite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/tetrahedrite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 60%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu₃SbS₃Fe
Native Copper
Percentage: 20%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu
Stibnite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/stibnite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 20%
Smelts into: Antimony
Formula: Sb₂S₃
Topaz & Chalcocite
Rarity: 1/260
Density: 30%
Type: Disc Vein
Y: -64 — 26
Size: 28
Height: 7
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Gneiss, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Blue Topaz
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/blue_topaz"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Aluminium, Fluorine
Formula: Al₂SiF₂H₂O₆
Topaz
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Aluminium, Fluorine
Formula: Al₂SiFH₂
Chalcocite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/chalcocite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Copper
Formula: Cu₂S
Bornite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/bornite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 15%
Melts into: Copper
Formula: Cu₅FeS₄
Uraninite & Pitchblende
Rarity: 1/240
Density: 45%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — -20
Size: 19
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Diorite, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Marble, Phyllite, Quartzite, Schist, Slate
Pitchblende
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/pitchblende"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 62%
Source of: Uranium, Thorium, Lead
Formula: (UO₂)₃ThPb
Hazard: Radioactive (Any Contact)
Uraninite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/uraninite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 25%
Source of: Uranium
Formula: UO₂
Hazard: Radioactive (Any Contact)
Wulfenite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/wulfenite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 12%
Source of: Lead, Molybdenum
Formula: PbMoO₄
Wulfenite & Molybdenite
Rarity: 1/245
Density: 45%
Type: Cluster Vein
Y: -64 — 10
Size: 26
Indicator Max Depth: 20
Stone Types: Andesite, Basalt, Dacite, Diorite, Gabbro, Granite, Rhyolite
Wulfenite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/wulfenite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 47%
Source of: Lead, Molybdenum
Formula: PbMoO₄
Molybdenite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/molybdenite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 35%
Source of: Molybdenum
Formula: MoS₂
Powellite
Multiblock: {"mapping":{"0":"#forge:ores/powellite"},"pattern":[["0"],[" "]]}
Percentage: 17%
Source of: Molybdenum
Formula: CaMoO₄