Editing v0.34:Ore

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'''Ores''' are left behind after [[mining]] certain varieties of [[stone]]. Ore can be [[smelter|smelted]] to create [[bar]]s of pure [[metal]] or combined to create [[alloy]]s. Many ores are quite valuable as mined without being refined, and a [[mason]] or [[stone crafter]] can work them the same as any stone.  However, ores fall into the [[economic stone]] category, and so must be designated for non-restricted use in the {{k|z}}-[[Status|stone]] menu. Others can be combined when initially smelted into alloys, while others must first be made into bars of pure metal and then ''those'' combined to create the desired alloy - see the [[alloy]] article for details.

All ores are [[fire-safe]] material.  Some are also [[magma-safe]].

Each normal metal ore "stone" produces four bars of refined metal when [[smelter|smelted]]. Metal ores with two possible metals listed below always produce 4 bars of the first metal, and have a chance of creating 0-4 bars of the second metal as well. [[Adamantine]] ore cannot be smelted directly; it must be processed at a [[Craftsdwarf's workshop]] first. Different rules apply to creating alloys.

Note that in some cases ore [[value#material value|value]] (given below) and [[metal]] value are not the same (Bismuth, Iron ores). Alloys, too, often have a higher value than the ores/metals they are made of. In most cases furniture made from the ore is as valuable as furniture made from a pure (non-alloy) metal, while requiring significantly less processing. Note, however, that furniture produced directly from ore cannot be [[melt|recycled]] if the quality is lacking, and refining the ore would generally produce the metal furniture plus an additional metal bar.

Nearly all unmined ores are represented by the {{Raw Tile|£|7:1}} symbol.  Exceptions are native aluminum, bismuthinite, and magnetite (which appear as {{Raw Tile|^|7:1}}, {{Raw Tile|%|7:1}}, and {{Raw Tile|~|7:1}}, respectively), as well as [[cinnabar]] and [[cobaltite]] (which appear as {{Raw Tile|£|7:1}} but cannot be refined into mercury or cobalt as they would be in real life).

{| class="wikitable sortable" cellspacing="0" border="1" cellpadding="5"
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! Appearance
! Ore
! Found in
! Metal created
! Value
! Metal value
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|3:7:1}}||[[Raw adamantine|Adamantine, raw]]<sup>1</sup>||The depths||[[Adamantine]]<sup>1</sup>||250||300
|-
|{{Raw Tile|^|7:7:1}}||[[Native aluminum|Aluminum, native]]||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous Extrusive]]'''(S)'''||[[Aluminum]]||40||40
|-
|{{Raw Tile|%|7:7:1}}||[[Bismuthinite]]||[[Granite]]'''(S)'''||[[Bismuth]]||1||2
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|6:7:0}}||[[Cassiterite]]||All [[Alluvial layer|Alluvial]]'''(S)''', [[Granite]]'''(V)'''||[[Tin]]||2||2
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|6:7:0}}||[[Native copper|Copper, native]]||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous Extrusive]]'''(V)''', [[Sandstone]]'''(V)'''||[[Copper]]||2||2
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|7:7:1}}||[[Galena]]||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]]'''(V)''', All [[Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]]'''(V)''', [[Granite]]'''(V)''', [[Limestone]]'''(V)'''||[[Lead]], [[Silver|Silver (50%)]]||5||2 (10)
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|2:7:1}}||[[Garnierite]]||[[Gabbro]]'''(V)'''||[[Nickel]]||2||2
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|6:7:1}}||[[Native gold|Gold, native]]||All [[stone|Igneous]]'''(V)''', All [[Alluvial layer|Alluvial]]'''(S)'''||[[Gold]]||30||30
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|4:7:0}}||[[Hematite]]||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]'''(V)''', All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]]'''(V)'''||[[Iron]]||8||10
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|7:7:1}}||[[Horn silver]]||[[Native silver]]'''(S)'''||[[Silver]]||10||10
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|6:7:1}}||[[Limonite]]||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]'''(V)'''||[[Iron]]||8||10
|-
|{{Raw Tile|~|0:7:1}}||[[Magnetite]]||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]'''(L)'''||[[Iron]]||8||10
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|2:7:0}}||[[Malachite]]||[[Limestone]]'''(V)''', [[Marble]]'''(V)'''||[[Copper]]||2||2
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|7:7:1}}||[[Native platinum|Platinum, native]]||All [[Alluvial layer|Alluvial]]'''(S)''', [[Olivine]]'''(V)'''<sup>2</sup>, [[Magnetite]]'''(V)''', [[Chromite]]'''(S)'''||[[Platinum]]||40||40
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|7:7:1}}||[[Native silver|Silver, native]]||[[Granite]]'''(V)''', [[Gneiss]]'''(V)'''||[[Silver]]||10||10
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|0:7:1}}||[[Sphalerite]]||All [[Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]]'''(V)'''||[[Zinc]]||2||2
|-
|{{Raw Tile|£|0:7:1}}||[[Tetrahedrite]]||All [[Stone]]'''(V)'''||[[Copper]], [[Silver|Silver (20%)]]||3||2 (10)
|}
:'''(L)''' - occurs in large clusters
:'''(V)''' - occurs in veins
:'''(S)''' - occurs in small clusters

:''1 - Note that [[raw adamantine]]/[[adamantine]] does not follow all the usual rules for an ore/metal in several respects - see article for full discussion.''
:''2 - Due to a bug, native platinum actually occurs in olivine as small clusters rather than veins.''

===See Also:===

:* [[Smelting]]
:* [[Metal]]s
:* [[Vein|Clusters and veins]]
:* [[Exploratory mining]]
:* [[The Non-Dwarf's Guide to Rock]]
:* [[Stone]]s
:* [[Gem]]s
:* [https://yuml.me/edit/8354aebc Diagram to digging, finding and alloying]

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