Changes: Mineral

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Minerals are natural, inorganic, solid compounds with a regularly ordered crystalline structure. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar") Rock is a naturally occurring solid substance composed of minerals. (TNG: "Thine Own Self") All mineral names, with only a few exceptions, end with the suffix -ite or -ine. Mining is the process of extracting minerals from objects like planets and asteroids. (DS9: "Chimera") Furthermore, several planets are sources of minerals in the Federation including Earth, Janus VI, Ardana, Capella IV, Coridan, and Elas. (TOS: "Journey to Babel", "Elaan of Troyius")

Notable minerals

The benamite crystals could be use to construct an advanced quantum slipstream drive. (VOY: "Timeless")

Boronite is a rare mineral ore which was used in the synthesis of Omega molecules. (VOY: "The Omega Directive")

Gallicite can produce strong electrical currents when metal objects are held nearby. (ENT: "Kir'Shara")

The key component of the Xindi superweapon was the mineral kemocite. (ENT: "The Shipment")

Janus VI was an important Federation source of pergium used to generate energy. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")

The only known cure for Rigelian fever was the rare mineral ryetalyn. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")

Capella IV was a rich source of the rare mineral topaline. (TOS: "Friday's Child")

Trellium is a mineral that was used as insulation against anomalies by ships in the Delphic Expanse. (ENT: "Damage")

Uridium is an unstable mineral that was used in Cardassian ship construction. (DS9: "Indiscretion")

In 2269, the only known source of the mineral zenite was the planet Ardana. (TOS: "The Cloud Minders")

Mineral life

Some lifeforms were mineral-based, such as the Crystalline Entity, the Excalbians, the Horta, the microbrain, the silicon-based lifeform, and the Tholians.

Antimonium • Archerite • Arcybite • Asbestos • Bakrinium • Bemonite • Benamite • Beresium • Bernicium • Bilitrium • Chrondite • Cormaline • Cormalite • Duranite • Eisillium • Feldomite • Feldspar • Fortanium • Gallicite • Garnesite • Hematite • Hornblende • Ice • Jakmanite • Jevonite • Kelbonite • Kemocite • Ladarium • Magnesite • Murinite • Nitrium • Noranium • Olivine • Paralithium • Pergium • Polyferranide • Promethean quartz • Pyrite • Quartz • Riddinite • Ryetalyn • Salenite • Selenite • Silicate • Silithium • Styrolite • Talgonite • Topaline • Trellium • Trevium • Tricellite • Tricyanate • Tri-magnesite • Tritanium • Tryoxene • Uraninite • Uridium • Vendarite • Vokaya • Zenite

External link

Mineral at Wikipedia
The Mineralogy of Startrek at http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com/pdfs/STAR%20TREK%20Article.pdf

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-[[File:dilithiumcrystals.jpg|thumb|Dilithium crystals from a starship's warp core]]
+[[File:Trellium D.jpg|thumb|An example of trellium-D]]
-'''Minerals''' are natural inorganic [[solid]] compounds with a regularly ordered [[crystal]] structure. ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
+'''Minerals''' are natural, inorganic, [[solid]] compounds with a regularly ordered [[crystal]]line structure. ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
-[[Rock]] is a naturally occurring solid substance composed of minerals. ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}}) All mineral names, with only a few exceptions, end with the suffix -ite or -ine. [[Mining]] is the process of extracting minerals from objects like [[planet]]s and [[asteroid]]s. ({{DS9|Chimera}}) Furthermore, several planets are sources of minerals in the [[Federation]] including: [[Earth]], [[Janus VI]], [[Ardana]], [[Capella IV]], [[Coridan (planet)|Coridan]] and [[Elas]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel|Elaan of Troyius}})
+[[Rock]] is a naturally occurring solid substance composed of minerals. ({{TNG|Thine Own Self}}) All mineral names, with only a few exceptions, end with the suffix -ite or -ine. [[Mining]] is the process of extracting minerals from objects like [[planet]]s and [[asteroid]]s. ({{DS9|Chimera}}) Furthermore, several planets are sources of minerals in the [[Federation]] including [[Earth]], [[Janus VI]], [[Ardana]], [[Capella IV]], [[Coridan (planet)|Coridan]], and [[Elas]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel|Elaan of Troyius}})
-== Notable minerals ==
+=== Notable minerals ===
-*The [[benamite]] crystals can be use to construct advanced [[Quantum slipstream drive]]. ({{VOY|Timeless}})
+*The [[benamite]] crystals could be use to construct an advanced [[quantum slipstream drive]]. ({{VOY|Timeless}})
-*[[Boronite]] is a rare mineral ore which is used in the synthesis of [[Omega molecule]]s. ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})
+*[[Boronite]] is a rare mineral ore which was used in the synthesis of [[Omega molecule]]s. ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})
-*[[Dilithium]] occurring as crystalline mineral is used in the [[warp drive]] systems of many [[starship]]s. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women|The Alternative Factor|Elaan of Troyius}})
 *[[Gallicite]] can produce strong [[electricity|electrical currents]] when [[metal]] objects are held nearby. ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
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 *The key component of the [[Xindi superweapon]] was the mineral [[kemocite]]. ({{ENT|The Shipment}})
-*[[Janus VI]] is an important [[Federation]] source of [[pergium]] used for generate [[energy]]. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
+*[[Janus VI]] was an important [[Federation]] source of [[pergium]] used to generate [[energy]]. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
-*The only known cure for [[Rigelian fever]] is the rare mineral [[ryetalyn]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
+*The only known cure for [[Rigelian fever]] was the rare mineral [[ryetalyn]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
-*[[Capella IV]] is a rich source of the rare mineral [[topaline]]. ({{TOS|Friday's Child}})
+*[[Capella IV]] was a rich source of the rare mineral [[topaline]]. ({{TOS|Friday's Child}})
-*[[Trellium]] is a mineral used as insulation against [[spatial anomaly|anomalies]] by ships in the [[Delphic Expanse]]. ({{ENT|Damage}})
+*[[Trellium]] is a mineral that was used as insulation against [[spatial anomaly|anomalies]] by ships in the [[Delphic Expanse]]. ({{ENT|Damage}})
-*[[Uridium]] is an unstable mineral used in [[Cardassian]] ship construction. ({{DS9|Indiscretion}})
+*[[Uridium]] is an unstable mineral that was used in [[Cardassian]] ship construction. ({{DS9|Indiscretion}})
-*The only known source of a mineral [[Zenite]] is the planet [[Ardana]]. ({{TOS|The Cloud Minders}})
+*In [[2269]], the only known source of the mineral [[zenite]] was the planet [[Ardana]]. ({{TOS|The Cloud Minders}})
-== Mineral life ==
+=== Mineral life ===
+Some lifeforms were mineral-based, such as the [[Crystalline Entity]], the [[Excalbian]]s, the [[Horta]], the [[microbrain]], the [[silicon-based lifeform]], and the [[Tholian]]s.
-Some lifeforms were based in minerals, such as:
+=== See also ===
-[[Crystalline entity]], [[Excalbian]], [[Horta]], [[microbrain]], [[silicon-based lifeform]] and [[Tholians]]
+* [[Crystal]]
+* [[Materials and substances]]
+{{minerals}}
-== Mineral list ==
-{| class="nav-simple"
-|-
-! Minerals
-|-
-|| [[Antimonium]] | [[Baakonite]] | [[Bakrinium]] | [[Benamite]] | [[Beresium]] | [[Bernicium]] | [[Bilitrium]] | [[Bitrium]] | [[Boronite]] | [[Chrondite]] | [[Cormaline]] | [[Dilithium]] | [[Deuridium]]
-|-
-|| [[Feldomite]] | [[Fistrium]] | [[Fortanium]] | [[Gallicite]] | [[Hytritium]] | [[Jakmanite]] | [[Jevonite]] | [[Kelbonite]] | [[Kemocite]] | [[Ladarium]] | [[Murinite]] | [[Neutronium]] | [[Nitrium]] | [[Noranium]] | [[Paralithium]]
-|-
-|| [[Pergium]] | [[Riddinite]] | [[Rubidium]] | [[Ryetalyn]] | [[Silithium]] | [[Styrolite]] | [[Talgonite]] | [[Tekasite]] | [[Tellerium]] | [[Thalmerite]] | [[Topaline]] | [[Trellium]] | [[Triadium]] | [[Tricyanate]] | [[Trimagnesite]] | [[Tritanium]]
-|-
-|| [[Uridium]] | [[Vendarite]] | [[Verterium]] | [[Zenite]]
-|}
-== See also ==
+==External link==
+*{{wikipedia}}
-* [[Crystal]]
+*The Mineralogy of Startrek at http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com/pdfs/STAR%20TREK%20Article.pdf
-* [[Materials and substances]]
 [[Category:Geoscience]]