Raw Quartz is a semi-rare mid-game resource found in the world. It is processed into Quartz Crystals or Silica for further processing.
Obtaining[]
Unlocking[]
Additionally, its resource scanner is unlocked in the Tier 7 milestone Bauxite Refinement.
Resource acquisition[]
Raw Quartz can be harvested by hand (default E) in trace amounts from resource deposits scattered across the world, or from inexhaustible resource nodes on which Miners can be constructed to extract automatically. Additionally, Lizard Doggos will occasionally bring it when tamed.
- Items produced per minute
| Miner Mk.1 | Miner Mk.2 | Miner Mk.3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impure | 30 | 60 | 120 |
| Normal | 60 | 120 | 240 |
| Pure | 120 | 240 | 480 |
| Miner Mk.1 | Miner Mk.2 | Miner Mk.3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impure | 75 | 150 | 300 |
| Normal | 150 | 300 | 600 |
| Pure | 300 | 600 | 780 |
Number of Raw Quartz resource nodes is as follows:
| Node purity |
Number of nodes |
Mk.3 mining rate |
Mk.3 mining rate at 250 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impure | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normal | 11 | 2,640 | 6,600 |
| Pure | 5 | 2,400 | 3,900* / 6,000 |
| Total | 16 | 5,040 | 10,500* / 12,600 |
*Note: The extraction rate of a Miner Mk.3 at 250 % is 1,200/min, but a Mk.5 Conveyor can only carry 780/min, therefore the maximum mined amount cannot be transported.
Extraction energy[]
It takes about 10.03 MJ to extract 1 Raw Quartz. Further reading: Extraction energy
Usage[]
Research[]
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 ×  Raw Quartz 37.5 / min | Constructor 8 sec  × 8 | 3 ×  Quartz Crystal 22.5 / min 10.67 MJ/item | Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals | |||||||||||||
3 × Raw Quartz 22.5 / min | Constructor 8 sec × 8 | 5 ×  Silica 37.5 / min 6.4 MJ/item | Quartz Research - Silica | |||||||||||||
9 × Raw Quartz 67.5 / min | 5 ×  Water 37.5 / min | Refinery 8 sec | 7 × Quartz Crystal 52.5 / min 34.29 MJ/item | Tier 3 - Coal Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals | ||||||||||||
3 × Raw Quartz 22.5 / min | 5 ×  Limestone 37.5 / min | Assembler 8 sec | 7 × Silica 52.5 / min 17.14 MJ/item | Quartz Research - Silica | ||||||||||||
AWESOME Sink[]
Tips[]
- Raw Quartz is a great source of AWESOME Sink points in the early game given how early it can be obtained and the number of points it gives before it becomes useful in later tiers.
- If being mined for the purpose of early AWESOME Sink point farming, processing Raw Quartz into Quartz Crystals or Silica before sinking it is a viable option to consider, if you are willing to build some Constructors and can afford the additional power requirement. Of the two options, Silica will improve the point yield slightly more than Quartz Crystals, but will require more total Constructors to process the same amount of Raw Quartz.
See also[]
Gallery[]
Two quartz nodes at the Western Slope, within Northern Forest biome.
Two quartz nodes at the Western Slope, within Northern Forest biome, from another angle.
A Quartz node in the Rocky Desert cave.
Two quartz nodes in the Dune Desert.
A quartz node close-up.
A quartz deposit.
The old visual of a quartz node.
Raw quartz on the Conveyor Belt (old visual.)
Unused menu icon introduced in Patch 0.3.4.7
History[]
- Patch 0.3.4.9: Reverted to the old mesh as of 0.3.4.7, improved icon readability
- Patch 0.3.4.7: New mesh and icon introduced
- Patch 0.1.5: Now is researchable in the MAM, can be crafted into Quartz Crystal and Silica, and uses mesh previously used by Quartz Crystal
