Lead
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For the radioactive isotope, see: Lead-209.
| Lead | |
|---|---|
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| Properties | |
| Type | Element |
| Made With/By | Mining |
| Default Ore Veins per Chunk | 6 |
| Ore Vein Size | 9 |
| Minimum Ore Height | 5 |
| Maximum Ore Height | 35 |
| Difficulty of Production | Very Easy |
| Exists in Reality | Yes |
| Atomic Number | 82 |
Lead is a soft, silvery-grey (slightly blue), and toxic metal. It is fairly common and spawns at medium depths. Lead isn't particularly useful overall, but it does have specialized uses. Primarily used for radiation protection in hazmat suits, ammunition and solder.
It cannot be turned into gold without endgame machines or creative only items, unfortunately.
Production
Lead can be made by smelting the ore itself.
Lead can also be obtained from asteroid mining ships which give it as a common drop.
It can also be obtained by processing poisonous mud in a gas centrifuge.
Lead nuggets are a common decay product from many reactor fuels.
Uses
Lead is mainly used in nuclear reactors like the Watz power plant and breeding reactor, as well as in soldering and ammunition.
Trivia
- It can be used to make lead apples, which simply poison the player depending on tier, with the lead block apple killing the player instantly.
- It is one of the two metal-based reactor coolants, liquid lead and liquid sodium