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| | Minerals could be purposed in a variety of ways. Some functioned as power sources, such as [[bernalium]] or [[genellium]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Invasion of E-Space (audio story)|The Invasion of E-Space]]'') |
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| A '''mineral''' was a naturally occurring substance that was solid, inorganic and had an ordered atomic structure. It was different from a [[rock]], which could be an aggregate of minerals or non-minerals and did not have a specific chemical composition.
| | Some minerals, like [[duralinium]], were used in construction. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') They could be components, as [[Jethrik]] was for certain types of warp drive engines. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'') |
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| [[Bernalium]] was used to power the [[X-ray]] laser on [[Space Station W3]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'') It was very rare in the [[Sol system]]. The hull of the [[Arkive]] was made of a bernalium alloy; when it formed the core of [[Mnemosyne (moon)|Mnemosyne]], the bernalium seeped into the moon. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'')
| | Others had stranger effects. [[Cerulium]] (found on [[Ceres]]) had the property of inhibiting free will. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sirens of Ceres]]'') Radioactive [[thaesium]] was used by [[Solonian]]s to cause the "[[mutation]]s" that were part of their life cycle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') |
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| [[Cerulium]] (found on [[Ceres]]) had the property of inhibiting free will. The native [[Cerulian]]s used it as the basis of their civilisation until they were destroyed by an [[asteroid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Sirens of Ceres]]'') | |
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| [[Duralinium]] was used in the construction of buildings and other structures, such as the armoury doors on [[Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') By the [[25th century]], [[Earth]] was desperate for it and needed it for the construction of residential complexes. Like most minerals, it was found in rock veins. It was highly abundant on the planet [[Uxarieus]], the biggest find in [[IMC]] history. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'')
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| [[Genellium]] was a highly efficient power source and ideal for [[faster-than-light travel]]. It was very rare and highly sought after. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Invasion of E-Space]]'')
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| [[Jethrik]] was a blueish mineral that was a vital component for certain types of warp drive engines. Though harmless in its natural form, a handful of jethrik could power an entire [[starship]]. The scarcity of jethrik made it valuable: according to [[Garron]], it was the rarest and most powerful element in the universe. Unbeknownst to him, the jethrik he had was the first segment of the [[Key to Time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'')
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| [[File:Psychic interference transmitter.jpg|thumb|Refined madranite one-five crystals (green) with [[voolium]] (blue) in a [[psychic interference transmitter]].]]
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| [[Madranite one-five]] was abundant on the [[planet]] [[Calufrax]], which, according to the [[Fourth Doctor]], was the only place it was known to occur naturally. The vibrations of refined madranite one-five and [[voolium]] crystals could be used to power a [[psychic interference transmitter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'')
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| [[Oolion]] could be found almost exclusively on [[Bandraginus Five]] and [[Qualactin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'')
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| [[Quartz]] or [[PJX1-8]] was abundant on the [[planet]] [[Earth]] but rarer elsewhere. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] explained that its name was derived from the [[German language|German]] word "quarz," which originated from the Slavic meaning for "hard." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bog Warrior (short story)|The Bog Warrior]]'') The first [[Dalek Emperor]], upon taking the title, ordered the gathering of quartz for the creation of his special casing. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Genesis of Evil]]'')
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| [[Taranium]] was the rarest mineral in the [[universe]]. It was very unstable and capable of storing vast amounts of energy. It was used in [[time travel]] and could send whole areas back in time. Over a billion tonnes of ore had to be processed to collect a milligram. One of the few [[planet]]s it was found on was [[Uranus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') It could also be found in [[Pazithi Gallifreya]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') In the [[21st century]], the [[Second Doctor]] planned to help [[Arkive]] send a message back in time by having [[MMAC]] collect taranium from Uranus. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]'') The [[Dalek]]s used taranium to power [[Dalek time machine|their time machines]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|The Chase]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)|Mission to the Unknown]]''/''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'') as well as to power their ultimate weapon, the [[Time Destructor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') Taranium was also used to construct temporal weapons on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Panacea (audio story)|Panacea]]'')
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| Radioactive [[thaesium]] was used by [[Solonian]]s to cause the "[[mutation]]s" that were part of their life cycle. It was also used as fuel by [[human]]s during the time of the [[Earth Empire]]. [[Solos]] was rich in thaesium, and the planet was mined by the Empire until the deposits were nearly exhausted. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | |
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| [[Tinclavic]] was a malleable mineral mined on the planet [[Raaga]]. It was primarily used by the [[Hakolian|Hakolians]] who used [[Terileptil]] prisoners to mine the mineral. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation]]'') Tinclavic was also used in the construction of several spacecraft including the [[I]]'s spacecraft and the [[Time Lord]]s' [[Time Station]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Seeing I]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland]]'')
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| [[Trisilicate]] was "the hardest form of [[salt]] in [[Mutter's Spiral|the galaxy]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bride of Peladon (audio story)|The Bride of Peladon]]'') It was found in quantity on Peladon. Much of the technology of the [[Galactic Federation]] was based on it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'') The negatively-charged [[anion]]s of trisilicate sapped the energy of the [[Osirian]], [[Sekhmet]]. She was entombed in a trisilicate spaceship which later crashlanded on Peladon. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bride of Peladon (audio story)|The Bride of Peladon]]'') When the Federation went to war with [[Galaxy 5]], the use and control of the trisilicate supply became vital to their war effort. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'') By [[3985]] the trisilicate deposits were almost totally mined out. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'')
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| [[File:Vionesium.jpg|right|thumb|A device designed to facilitate the reaction of vionesium. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'')]]
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| [[Vionesium]] was a rare mineral that reacted with [[oxygen]] to produce light and [[carbon dioxide]] in large quantities. The [[Sixth Doctor]] compared it to [[magnesium]]. Because the [[atmosphere]] of [[Mogar]] contained no oxygen, it was ideal for mining it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'')
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| [[Zeiton-7]] was used by [[TARDIS]]es to generate [[orbital energy]], allowing them to move. It could be also used for fuel by other [[space-time vessel]]s. It was generally found on [[Varos]], though [[Galatron Mining Corporation]] had also found traces of Zeiton-7 on an [[asteroid]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] once suggested that it could be synthesised, perhaps using compressed [[nitrogen]] as a base but the exact formula eluded him. Zeiton-7 did not exist in the [[Divergent Universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon]]'') Zeiton-7 could also be used to form part of a [[cold fusion]] generator. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'')
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