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

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-[[Image: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]]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]], {{dis|Coridan|planet}}, and [[Elas]]. ({{TOS|Journey to Babel|Elaan of Troyius}})
+=== Notable minerals ===
-'''Minerals''' are natural inorganic [[solid]] compounds with a regularly ordered [[crystal]] structure ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}}).
+*The [[benamite]] crystals could be use to construct an advanced [[quantum slipstream drive]]. ({{VOY|Timeless}})
-[[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]] incluiding: [[Earth]], [[Janus VI]], [[Ardana]], [[Capella IV]], [[Coridan (planet)|Coridan]] and [[Elas]] ({{TOS|Journey to Babel|Elaan of Troyius}}).
+*[[Boronite]] is a rare mineral ore which was used in the synthesis of [[Omega molecule]]s. ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})
+*[[Gallicite]] can produce strong [[electricity|electrical currents]] when [[metal]] objects are held nearby. ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}})
-==Notable Minerals==
-*The [[benamite]] crystals can be use to construct  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}})
-*[[Dilithium]] occuring 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 current]]s 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]] 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 ===
+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.
-==Mineral Life==
+=== See also ===
+* [[Crystal]]
+* [[Materials and substances]]
+{{minerals}}
-Some lifeforms were based in minerals, such as:
-[[Crystalline entity]], [[Excalbian]], [[Horta]],
-[[Microbrain]], [[Silicon-based lifeform]] and
-[[Tholians]]
+==External link==
+*{{wikipedia}}
+*[http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com/pdfs/STAR%20TREK%20Article.pdf The Mineralogy of ''Star Trek''] at [http://www.mineralogicalrecord.com MineralogicalRecord.com]
+[[Category:Geoscience]]
-==Mineral List==
-[[Antimonium]], [[Argonite]], [[Astatine]], [[Baakonite]], [[Bakrinium]],
-[[Beresium]], [[Bernicium]], [[Bilitrium]], [[Bitrium]], [[Boronite]],
-[[Chrondite]], [[Cormaline]], [[Deuridium]],
-[[Feldomite]], [[Fistrium]], [[Fortanium]], [[Hytritium]], [[Jakmanite]], [[Jevonite]], [[Kelbonite]], [[Ladarium]], [[Murinite]], [[Neutronium]], [[Nitrium]], [[Noranium]], [[Paralithium]],[[Pergium]], [[Riddinite]], [[Ryetalyn]], [[Silithium]], [[Styrolite]],
-[[Talgonite]], [[Tekasite]], [[Tellerium]], [[Thalmerite]], [[Topaline]], [[Trellium]], [[Triadium]], [[Tricyanate]], [[Trimagnesite]], [[Tritanium]], [[Uridium]], [[Vendarite]], [[Verterium]], [[Zenite]]
-==See Also==
-* [[Crystal]]
-* [[Materials and substances]]<br /><br /><small>From [http://memory-alpha.org Memory Alpha], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small>