Quartz Ore

Quartz Ore is a raw material used in StarRupture. It functions as a basic crafting input and can be processed into building components and other intermediate products. The item is explicitly described in multiple localizations as a raw material that can be processed.

Quartz Ore appears in the game environment in limited quantities. It can be found in Caves and must be mined by hand. Quartz Ore is also granted as a reward for completing many levels of the Corporate Terminal, making the Terminal a reliable alternative source to gathering in the field.

Quartz Ore is used directly in at least one documented crafting recipe for producing Quartz Building Material. The documented recipe converts 1 Quartz Ore plus 50 Intermediate Building Material into 20 Quartz Building Material. This conversion is performed in the Basic Item Printer and completes instantly (0 seconds). Because the recipe consumes Intermediate Building Material in addition to Quartz Ore, players typically accumulate both components before committing them to production.

• Quartz Ore is a raw material and can be processed.
• Spawns in Caves in low quantities and must be mined by hand.
• Also obtained as rewards from multiple levels of the Corporate Terminal.
• Recipe: 1 Quartz Ore + 50 Intermediate Building Material → 20 Quartz Building Material; produced in the Basic Item Printer; 0 seconds.

Practical notes: collect Quartz Ore whenever you find it in cave runs because natural spawn rates are low. Use the Corporate Terminal to supplement field-gathered Quartz Ore if you need larger quantities. When converting Quartz Ore into end products, remember that the documented recipe requires a substantial amount of Intermediate Building Material in addition to the Quartz Ore itself; plan production runs accordingly to avoid bottlenecks in Intermediate Building Material supply.