Silicon Crucible

## Purpose

### Description

Refines silicon from sand and coal, using pyratite as an additional heat source. More efficient in hot locations.

## General

### Build Cost

80  Metaglass
120  Titanium
60  Silicon
35  Plastanium

## Input/Output

### Input

6  Sand (4/sec)
4  Coal (2.6/sec)
1  Pyratite (0.6/sec)

## Research

### Research Cost

2600  Metaglass
4100  Titanium
1900  Silicon
1000  Plastanium

The **Silicon Crucible** is a block on Serpulo that manufactures Silicon like the Silicon Smelter, except that it is much more efficient and uses Pyratite as an additional input. It also gains an increase in production speed when placed on Hot Rocks and Magma Rocks.

## Comparison to Silicon Smelter

Since Pyratite is only obtained through production, its constituents (6 power, 1.33 Lead, 1.33 Sand, and 0.66 Coal to 0.66 Pyratite) might as well be added into the total input per second: 246 power, 1.33 Lead, 5.33 Sand, and 3.33 Coal. Achieving the same output rate by Smelter consumes 106.66 power, 10.66 Sand, and 5.33 Coal.

There are a couple more differences that may matter. Each Crucible consumes 8/9ths of a Pyratite Mixer's production rate, so they are typically built in pairs, but as you can see the Crucible's efficiency is worth it. Crucibles require much more advanced materials to build, including Silicon, their own output item, so you must run Smelters first.

The Silicon Crucible can hold significantly more of its inputs than it actually needs to produce silicon (unlike the Smelter), and since two of its inputs are explosive, this can make it a critical weak point if you stock it carelessly and your base comes under attack. Resist the temptation to put a crucible right next to your core and unload resources directly into it. You can use Logic Processors to restrict the Crucible's input so that it only takes the resources it needs, or to export any excess with Unloaders.

## Schematics (built-in mixers)

**Super Basic Crucible** - Make sure to convey Lead into the Mixer. Sand and Coal are shared.

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**Basic Tileable with in-built Pyratite** - Lead must enter from the bottom row of the grid.

5.5  Sand, 3.4  Coal, 1.5  Lead per second input.

5.3  Silicon per second output.

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**Plastanium Double Tileable** - 6x14 per module - 176  Copper, 148  Lead, 160  Metaglass, 490  Titanium, 446  Silicon, 96  Plastanium, 504/sec Power Use.

11  Sand, 6.8  Coal, 3  Lead per second input. 10.6  Silicon per second output.

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**Dark Sand Crucible** - 7x16 per module - 355  Copper, 541  Lead, 195  Metaglass, 412  Graphite, 255  Titanium, 192  Thorium, 240 Silicon, 51  Plastanium, 1008/sec Power Use.

1.5  Lead per second input. 5.3  Silicon per second output.

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**Light Sand Twin Crucible** - 10x19 per module - 703  Copper, 922  Lead, 280  Metaglass, 652  Graphite, 520  Titanium, 380  Thorium, 532  Silicon, 92 Plastanium, 1752/sec Power Use.

3  Lead per second input. 10.6  Silicon per second output.

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