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Hephaestanite

Ship Miningslug: hephaestanite

Found often near volcanic outcroppings, this mineral is commonly used for a thermal insulator.

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Resistance
-0.30
Higher → harder to break
Instability
400
Higher → window jitters more
Optimal-window centre
0.70
0.0 (left) … 1.0 (right) of the charge bar
Centre randomness
0.15
Window thinness
0.50
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
120
Yield bonus / penalty if you blow it
Cluster factor
0.50
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance-0.30
Instability400
Window thinness0.50
Explosion multiplier120

Where to mine — 9 sites

Community-curated mining locations. Each row shows the body, mining method, and this ore's expected share within the rock group at that location. Sorted by best yield first.

  • Stanton system · 6 sites
    • PlanetShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      33% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      22% within group · group spawn Always
    • Lagrange F
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 15%
    • Lagrange C
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      24% within group · group spawn 8%
    • Lagrange A
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 10%
  • Pyro system · 3 sites

Found in 2 rock types

Each card shows the rock's full composition. Sorted by your ore's expected yield — the first row is the rock you'll see this ore in most often.

  • Hephaestanite (Raw)~4.8%
    • Hephaestanite ◀39.18–83.18%
    • Hephaestanite ◀2.82–6.82%
    • Quartz2–5%
    • Silicon2–5%
  • Quartz (Raw)~3.5%
    • Quartz39.18–83.18%
    • Quartz2.82–6.82%
    • Hephaestanite ◀2–5%
    • Silicon2–5%