Mineral

Minerals are a type of Object. They can be extracted with the Mining Skill within the Player Sect and yield various types of useful Materials and other resources. Minerals may also be present in other Sects, but cannot be mined there.
==Mineral Types==
Minerals come in 2 main categories: Rocks (which yield Rocks)Settings\ThingDef\Rock\Rock.xml and Ore Veins (which yield metal ores)Settings\ThingDef\Rock\Metal.xmlSettings\ThingDef\Rock\Special.xml. 
===Rock=== 
Rock Type
ThingDefName	Work Required
DropWork	Yields 	Description 	Notes
Brown Rock
RockBrown	40 	(75%) (4%) (0.3%) 	Rocky mountain of brown color. Composed of crumbly substance, it is rather difficult to mine usable stone from it.	
Gray Rock
RockGray	60 	(75%) (4%) (0.3%) 	Rocky mountain of gray color. Composed of compact substance, it can be mined for building material. 	
Marble Rock
RockMarble	80 	(75%) (4%) (0.3%) 	Mountain rock rich in marble, from which Marble can be mined. 	
Jade Rock
RockJade	80 	(100%) (10%) (0.3%) 	Mountain rock rich in jade, from which Jade can be mined. 	
Cinnabar Rock
RockCinnabar	180	12 (100%)8 (75%)6 (25%) (0.3%)	Mountain rock rich in cinnabar, from which Cinnabar can be mined. 	
Little Rock
LittleRock	25 	(25%) 	Little rocks scattered on the ground. 	Provides "Ground" Thought Shard
Small Icerock
IceLittleRock	25 	(25%) 	Little rocks scattered on the ground. 	Provides "Ground" Thought Shard
===Ore Vein=== 
Rock Type
ThingDefName	Work Required
DropWork	Yields 	Description 	Notes
Iron Ore Vein
IronOre	90 	(100%) (0.3%)	Mountain rich in iron, from which iron ore can be mined. 	
Igneocopper Ore Vein
CopperOre	80 	(100%) (0.3%)	Mountain rich in Igneocopper, from which Igneocopper ore can be mined. 	
Ice Crystal Ore Vein
SilverOre	140	(100%) (0.3%)	Mountain rich in Ice Crystal, from which Ice Crystal ore can be mined. 	
Darksteel Ore Vein
Darksteel	280	(100%) (0.3%)	Rarest treasure in the realm, the essence of all the lustrous Qi along the earth's vein.	
==Obtainment==
Minerals are generated depending on the Map Seeds, and as a result some maps may have more Minerals of a certain type than others. Once all map Minerals are exhausted, additional Minerals may be obtained from the Mountain Shaping Miracle.
==Code==
*Minerals are classified by the game as a subset of PlantsSettings\ThingDef\Rock\RockBase.xml.
==References==
Category:Minerals
Category:Objects
Category:Game Mechanics