Quartz

Mineral

Silicon dioxide (SiO4). For silica glass and optical memory. Often makes up most of a planet's crust.

Overview

Node: Quartz Node
Deposit: Quartz Deposit
Resonator yield: 5×

Sonic Resonator yield

Items dropped when using the Sonic Resonator on a Quartz Deposit deposit.

5×

100%

Guaranteed

Expected: 5× Quartz

Where to find

919 spawn points across 4 biomesDepth 2–470 m

Coral Gardens
93% · 852
2–280 m E 97° · 250 m from Lifepod
Axum Ruins
6% · 55
164–470 m E 99° · 1,440 m from Lifepod
Sparse Plains
1% · 8
279–349 m E 105° · 1,520 m from Lifepod
Overgrown Ruins
0% · 4
293–335 m E 90° · 1,450 m from Lifepod

Dropped by

Coral Crab15% drop

Spawn map

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Mineral Nibbler yield

Stats gained when using the Survival Multitool's nibbler on this deposit.

Health+45

PDA scanner notes

"This quartz contains dead coral polyps. It may have formed on or near a coral dome."

Databank Entry

Quartz (SiO2). A silicate crystal named by the Polish. Quartz and feldspar make up most of Earth’s continental crust. Used in the creation of fabricator-aligned glass and ultra-long-term computer memory storage lasting billions of years. Typically found as phenocrysts formed from cooling lava — but some local deposits have a telltale bioplastic matrix.

Hypothesis

a local coral gathers dissolved silica to grow quartz deposits.