PART II: GEOLOGICS

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Pyrostone

Pyrostone, a stone that was thought to be long since gone on various other planets, is in incredible abundance on Urgalo, hundreds of meters below the surface. Originally discovered by researchers in 3067, on the planet [̷̘͚̀́̂̓D̵̛̠̓̊̃͝A̷̡͎͔̔́̊̉̅T̸͕̽̑Ȃ̸̧͎̝̋͜ ̵̰̬̠̞͋̽́C̷͍̠̆̓̐O̵͎̯̟̎͌̒̀R̷̨͎̦̀̐͠ͅŔ̵̡͚̪̫́̈́U̶̙̳͂̐̿̒͜P̵̠͓͉̾T̴͕͚̩́Ḙ̵̡̞͛͒̐͝D̶̺͛̚͝]̵͆, it was always a designated research target up until the access to the planet was suddenly cut after the L-36 station was destroyed. With it in such abundance on Urgalo, ample research can continue at a steady pace. It's known properties are not all that out-of-pocket, with a medium hardness rating and no luster, apart from one property of it, being that it has incredible flammability, and will stay on fire for obscene amounts of time, possibly being even days. It's a scientific anomaly on all accounts, yet incredible in nature. Further study required.

Hydronjailina

Hydronjailina, a gemstone with incredibly peculiar properties, is a very valuable and sought-after gem, as it is believed to make the wearer of garments it is socketed in more versatile and tenacious, while also providing residual effects if simply nearby. Whether it be superstition followed by placebo, or simply truth that it provides such effects, many people will pay a fortune for it, even for just a small shard of the thing. It's color is a deep blue in appearance, and it can easily be shaped with the correct tools. It can be found in the deeper layers of Urgalo, yet seems to completely dissipate in the rock when far enough down, therefore it must be mined at a specific level down, otherwise all efforts would be fruitless. They currently have no known applications in scientific research.

Voidiline

Voidiline is a type of gemstone found in the deepest parts of Urgalo-19's subterranean lithosphere, and is therefore quite rare. The subsurface temperatures can reach up to 85° Celsius (185°F) at the deepest levels, and likely even higher the deeper you go. Unfortunately, the C.E.L.L tech currently available is not even suited for temperatures that extreme, and therefore cannot last longer than approximately 30 minutes in the extreme environment that the gems are found primarily in. Excavating these gems becomes sort of a speed operation, in which the company workers sent to do the job have to do it with a strict time limit, before all of their tech begins to detirorate and, eventually, shut down entirely due to the extreme heat. The gemstone in of itself is incredible, having many discovered scientific applications, among other things. Not only is its properties incredibly worthy for research and investigation, but it even has the odd property of "corrupting" other minerals it comes into contact with, turning them into a conglomeration of purple gems, purple metal, and even purple rock.

Phased Volcanium

Volcanium is a type of metal found inside volcanoes, as per its namesake, and is extremely hot to the touch no matter what, requiring specialized equipment for extraction, collection, and even storing. Despite this, it is incredibly useful for designing augmentations for certain gear or weaponry, to add to their existing potential. When coming into contact with water, the metal will rapidly bubble and dissolve the water within a few seconds/a single minute. It's reactivity when coming into contact with many liquids and other materials is something that needs to be deeply observed, as it can result in bizzare and unusual reactions that are never normally seen in reactants, aside from chance circumstances. Such reactions include, but are not limited to, flaming combustion, exploding combustion, and rapid melting. However, among these odd reactions, are compounds that are incredibly stable for what elements they contain, such as VuFr, the compound between one Volcanium and one Francium. Considering its high metallic character, one would assume that Fr is too volatile to even come near Vu, however, they seem to bond almost immediately.

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