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Hephaestanite

Ship Mining

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

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Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Approx. value
≈ 4,621 aUEC / SCU
Approximate UEX sell price — varies with gameplay & location
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 — 47 sites

Straight from the game records. Each row is a deposit type you can scan at that body — how much of the rock is this ore, and how much of what spawns there is that deposit.

  • Stanton system · 27 sites
    • PlanetShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock33% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock33% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange C
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock24% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock22% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange A
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock18% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock33% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock33% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange C
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock24% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock22% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange A
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock18% of what spawns here
    • Lagrange F
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock18% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Quartz (Raw) rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock26% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock26% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock26% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock26% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Quartz (Raw) rock26% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Quartz (Raw) rock26% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Low Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock20% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Low Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock20% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Medium Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock20% of what spawns here
    • Asteroid Cluster Medium Yield
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock20% of what spawns here
    • Aaron Halo
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock10% of what spawns here
    • Aaron Halo
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock10% of what spawns here
  • Pyro system · 20 sites
    • PlanetShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock33% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock27% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      39–83% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock27% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock33% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock27% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      3–7% of a Hephaestanite (R) rock27% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock36% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock36% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock36% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock36% of what spawns here
    • PlanetShip Mining
      2–5% of a Quartz (Raw) rock35% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock27% of what spawns here
    • MoonShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock27% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Cool 01
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock27% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Cool 01
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock27% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Cool 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock27% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Cool 02
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock27% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Akiro Cluster
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock15% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Akiro Cluster
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Raw Silicon rock15% of what spawns here
    • Pyro Deep Space Asteroids
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      2–5% of a Quartz (Raw) rock15% of what spawns here

Found in 3 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 (R)~4.8%
    • Hephaestanite ◀39.18–83.18%
    • Hephaestanite ◀2.82–6.82%
    • Quartz2–5%
    • Silicon2–5%
  • Quartz (Raw)~3.5%
    • Quartz28.3–78.3%
    • Quartz5.7–11.7%
    • Hephaestanite ◀2–5%
    • Silicon2–5%
  • Raw Silicon~3.5%
    • Silicon28.3–78.3%
    • Silicon5.7–11.7%
    • Hephaestanite ◀2–5%
    • Hephaestanite ◀2–5%