Mineral

Minerals are natural, inorganic, solid compounds with a regularly ordered crystalline structure. () Rock is a naturally-occurring solid substance composed of minerals. () All mineral names, with only a few exceptions, ended with the suffix -ite or -ine. Mining was the process of extracting minerals from objects like planets and asteroids. () Furthermore, several planets were sources of minerals in the Federation including Earth, Janus VI, Ardana, Capella IV, Coridan, and Elas. ()

Notable minerals 
Benamite crystals : could be use to construct an advanced quantum slipstream drive. ()
Boronite: a rare mineral ore which was used in the synthesis of Omega molecules. ()
Eisillium: an extremely rare mineral. ()
Gallicite : could produce strong electrical currents when metal objects were held nearby. ()
Kemocite: a key component of the Xindi weapon. ()
Pergium: used to generate energy. Janus VI was an important Federation source. ()
Ryetalyn: this rare mineral was the only known cure for Rigelian fever. ()
Topaline: a rare mineral of which Capella IV was a rich source. ()
Time crystals: a rare mineral native to Boreth. () 
Trellium: a mineral that was used as insulation against anomalies by ships in the Delphic Expanse. ()
Uridium: an unstable mineral that was used in Cardassian ship construction. ()
Zenite: in 2269, the only known source of this mineral was the planet Ardana. ()

Mineral life 
Some lifeforms were mineral-based, such as the Crystalline Entity, the Excalbians, the Horta, the microbrain, the silicon-based lifeform, and the Tholians.

See also 
 Crystal
 Materials and substances

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Geology
Mining