Silica

Silica is an intermediate item used for a variety of products. It is produced from , as a byproduct of production or gathered in small amounts from cutting down coral.
== Obtaining ==
=== Unlocking ===
=== Resource acquisition ===
Small amounts of Silica can be gathered by cutting down coral with the Chainsaw.
=== Crafting ===
=== Alternate recipes analysis ===
The following shows different ways to produce 1 Silica / second, or 60 / min:
Recipe 	Raw Quartz/min (WP)	Limestone/min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy/item (MJ)	Space(m)	Buildingcounts	Sink valueinput	Sink valueoutput
Default	36() 	- 	 	 	 	 	540 	1200
Cheap 	() 	() 	 	 	 	 	471.37 	1200
* Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
* Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
* Building space and building count are summed for all buildings, excluding belts, pipes, power poles, power lines and other logistic infrastructures. The lower the better.
*Ran out of Silica and there is not enough Raw Quartz or Bauxite nearby? Consider giving Cheap Silica a try. It greatly increases output (by 1.4 times, in fact) at the cost of just some Limestone (and the need to use Assembers.)- "A deal so Cheap, you Silican't refuse!"
==Usage==
===Crafting===
===AWESOME Sink===
==History==
*Patch 0.5.0.8: Increased stack size from 100 to 200
*Patch 0.3.3.2: New icons for changed resources: Silica
*Patch 0.3.3.0: Reworked & optimized several resources/parts: Silica
*Patch 0.1.16: 
**Added the mesh and icon for Silica
**Introduced standard recipe (previously only available via alternate recipes).
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Category:Crafting components
Category:Building materials
Category:Minerals
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