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40d:Raw adamantine
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The ore of adamantine is highly valuable, to the point that the game pops up a special notification when you find it. Its discovery is both a boon and a bane; it has a massive value even unrefined, and gives a huge bonus to armor and weapons that are made from it when processed. Its high melting point means you can easily use it to build magma-safe mechanisms and floodgates, but this is not recommended due to its scarcity and value in other items.
Raw adamantine has a material multiplier of x250 (as compared to the processed adamantine "metal", which has a multiplier of x300). Raw adamantine blocks are worth 1250☼.
Adamantine is so valuable, both in price and usefulness, that a special message pops up when your miners discover the first vein of it.
Location
To start in a location which has adamantine you must start on a mountain tile (⌂,⌂,▲,▲,▲,▲,^,^,^) or volcano tile (^) in the Region map. The adamantine will be located somewhere within the Local map of that region. It is more likely to be found on a Local map square which also shows as mountain. The adamantine will occupy only one Local square, though the fun stuff may extend beyond it.
Deposits are not visible on the Region/World maps or the Local maps by default, but can be turned visible by setting SHOW_EMBARK_OTHER to ALWAYS in init.txt, in which case they appear as £ on the local embark map.
Veining
Curiously, adamantine veins tend to span z-levels more than the xy planes. Finding a short section of adamantine only 2x1 or 3x1, dig up or down a z-level and you'll probably find another short section. To view examples of this phenomenon, check out the DFMA Point of Interest and a movie recording the layout of a vein.
Mining
One serious downside to mining veins of raw adamantine is that digging too deeply will eventually trigger a certain spoiler, among other things, and the fact that it only appears in relatively small quantities. Additionally, finding this material too early will cause the King (or Queen) to arrive shortly afterward, disguised as a peasant, which can be troublesome for a young fortress that is not properly equipped to satisfy high royal room value requirements, potentially leading to the monarch throwing tantrums and eventually going insane.
Unlike other ores, you always get a piece of raw adamantine when you mine it out, no matter how unskilled the miner may be.
Royal interest
Discovery of raw adamantine will also bring the attention of the King (or Queen), who will immigrate to your fortress once news of your discovery reaches him. If you have not otherwise met the criteria for attracting the King, he will arrive "disguised as a peasant." His requirements appear to be the same in any case, so be prepared!