Coltan
Coltan | |
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Properties | |
Type | Mineral |
Made With/By | Mining |
Difficulty of Production | Hard |
Exists in Reality | Yes |
Atomic Number | N/A |
Coltan is a dull ore that serves as the primary source of tantalium with a niobium byproduct. Coltan ore spawns in the overworld in one large vein in a roughly 1,000 block wide area, similar to australium ore, but the location is randomized. Locating it is easy with a coltass as it always points to the center of the deposit.
Mining the ore directly will drop a single chunk of coltan; silk-touch will give its ore form, which can then be shredded for a doubled yield.
It has a powder form which is used for the first steps of tantalium production. The powder is toxic similar to asbestos, hence a gas mask is recommended while working with any coltan-related processing.
Uses
It has no direct uses besides purification into tantalium.
Two coltan powders are purified with the use of 1 coal powder, 250 mB of hydrogen peroxide and 500 mB of liquid hydrogen in the chemical plant. The result is purified tantalite powder which is later used for Pandemonium(III)tantalite solution.