Silica is a processed material used in glass structures and advanced production, including Aluminum Ingot and Non-Fissile Uranium recipes.
1.2 · Standard resource layout · Data 1.2.3.1
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How to craft Silica
Quantities below are per complete recipe batch. Rates are for one machine at 100% clock. Keep every output moving so byproducts do not block production.
Use the on-page resource map to find Raw Quartz and compare the available sites for your build. The map shows the standard layout. Place a Miner on an accessible Raw Quartz node, then…
Silica is a processed material used in glass structures and advanced production, including Aluminum Ingot and Non-Fissile Uranium recipes. It is not mined as Silica: obtain Raw Quartz and convert it in a Constructor. The key bottleneck is Raw Quartz availability and transport to the Constructor; optional alternate recipes that use Silica require their own unlocks. The map shown here uses the standard resource layout, so node locations and purity guidance should be understood as applying to that layout.
Filter a resource, then select a marker or location below for its purity, elevation and coordinates. The map is hosted here.
Standard resource types and purity · Game-data snapshot 1.2.3.1. Randomized worlds differ. Nearby markers may be separated by cliffs or caves.
17 Raw Quartz locations
Raw Quartz locations · Select a marker to inspect its coordinates.
● Impure: amber● Normal: cyan● Pure: lime◆ Well outlet■ Well core
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How to craft
Use the on-page resource map to find Raw Quartz and compare the available sites for your build. The map shows the standard layout. Place a Miner on an accessible Raw Quartz node, then feed the ore to a Constructor with the default Silica recipe unlocked.
Before you craft
Accessible Raw Quartz node and Miner.
Constructor and default Silica recipe unlocked.
3 Raw Quartz per batch.
Locate Raw Quartz on the map and compare node purity before choosing a site.
Place the correct Miner on the node and connect power.
Transport Raw Quartz to a powered Constructor.
Select Silica and check that Raw Quartz reaches the input.
Send Silica to glass, aluminum, or another unlocked recipe that calls for it.
Expand mining or transport if the Constructor is starved.
Crafting tips
One batch converts 3 Raw Quartz into 5 Silica; the listed 100% clock rates are 22.5 Raw Quartz and 37.5 Silica per minute.
Optional alternate recipes that consume Silica are separate unlocks.
The map displays the standard layout; use it as a guide to that layout.
Repeat, collect and use
Keep mining and conversion running while the destination stock is below target and quartz supply is steady.
Common mistakes
Searching for a Silica node instead of processing Raw Quartz.
Assuming an optional alternate recipe is available before unlocking it.
Treating map locations as a guarantee for a layout other than the standard one shown.
When to stop or switch
Stop or throttle conversion when Silica storage is full or Raw Quartz is needed more urgently elsewhere.
Use the on-page resource map to find Raw Quartz and compare the available sites for your build. The map shows the standard layout. Place a Miner on an accessible Raw Quartz node, then feed the ore to a Constructor with the default Silica recipe unlocked.
Accessible Raw Quartz node and Miner.
Constructor and default Silica recipe unlocked.
3 Raw Quartz per batch.
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