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Taranite

Ship Miningslug: taranite

Extremely conductive, this mineral was first discovered when a researcher noticed a breed of electrosensitive hermit crab using pieces of it to form its shell.

Numerics

Category
Ship Mining
Approx. value
≈ 25,854 aUEC / SCU
Approximate UEX sell price — varies with gameplay & location
Resistance
0.50
Higher → harder to break
Instability
700
Higher → window jitters more
Optimal-window centre
0.40
0.0 (left) … 1.0 (right) of the charge bar
Centre randomness
0.20
Window thinness
0.60
Positive → tighter window; negative → wider
Explosion multiplier
240
Yield bonus / penalty if you blow it
Cluster factor
0.10
Child-rock spawn rate (0–1)

Where this ore sits across the dataset

Resistance0.50
Instability700
Window thinness0.60
Explosion multiplier240

Where to mine — 6 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 · 5 sites
    • MoonShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn Always
    • MoonShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn Always
    • Lagrange F
      Lagrange PointShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 15%
  • Pyro system · 1 site
    • Pyro Belt (Cool 2)
      Asteroid BeltShip Mining
      18% within group · group spawn 10%

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.

  • Taranite (Raw)~8.7%
    • Taranite ◀38.3–88.3%
    • Taranite ◀5.7–11.7%
  • Stileron~7.5%
    • Sileron24.3–74.3%
    • Sileron9.7–15.7%
    • Taranite ◀5–10%