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== [[Aquifer]] ==
 
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Appears as wavy blue lines on the embark menu. This layer of wet stone can be used as a water source, but acts as a barrier to layers below it.  
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Appears as a line of tildes(~) on the embark menu. This layer of wet stone can be used as a water source, but acts as a barrier to layers below it.  
  
 
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[[Category:Stone Layers]]

Revision as of 06:05, 7 January 2009

There are four layers of stone in Dwarf Fortress. Each has different types of of ore and gems available.

Sedimentary

Appears in a lighter shade on the embark menu. Often includes coal, iron ore, and flux, all the components for making steel. Never found in the same biome as igneous extrusive.

Metamorphic

Contains a small variety of ores, but tends to be rich in gems. Includes marble, which makes an easy to find flux.

Igneous Extrusive

Appears in a darker shade on the embark menu. It is likely to include obsidian and metal ores. It also indicates a good chance of magma being present in some form or another. Never found in the same biome as sedimentary.

Igneous Intrusive

Often contains gold or copper ore.

Other Layers

Soil

Appears in brown on the embark menu. Useful for growing crops, but provides no rock for building.

Magma

Not visible on the embark menu, unless you build directly on a volcano. Both useful and dangerous.

Aquifer

Appears as a line of tildes(~) on the embark menu. This layer of wet stone can be used as a water source, but acts as a barrier to layers below it.