Granite

Granite

Granite is a dense composite of Igneous Rock. It is useful as a Construction Material.

Type

Raw Mineral

at 668.85 °C / 1235.93 °F melts into

Magma (SHC: 1)

Specific Heat Capacity

0.79 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 0.44 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Thermal Conductivity

3.39 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 1.88 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Hardness

80 (Very Firm)

Strength

1.5

Light Absorption Factor

100%

Radiation Absorption Factor

70%

Molar Mass

50 $\frac{\text{g}}{\text{mol}}$

Default Mass

1840 kg

Max Mass

1840 kg

Properties

Solid, Plumbable, Crushable, General Buildable, Precious Rock

Code

elementId

Granite

localizationID

STRINGS.ELEMENTS.GRANITE.NAME

Granite is a Raw Mineral found in the "Granite ring" that surrounds the starting Temperate Biome or Forest Biome. It is also found in the Frozen Biome, Oil Biome and Barren Biome. It can be used as a general construction material. A Duplicant must learn the Hard Digging Skill to dig Granite.

Usage

Granite is typically accessed quite early as it surrounds the starting point. It has high thermal conductivity but a low thermal capacity, which makes it better suited to transfer Heat between areas rather than insulating it.

Granite carries a +20% decor bonus, 10% higher than the very common Sandstone . Thus, Granite is valuable for constructing buildings that are used for decor, such as paintings or sculptures, or for building Tiles for areas frequented by Duplicants. 

Granite has the highest Thermal Conductivity of all the Minerals, making it useful as a poor man's Radiant Pipe. At the same time, this might also be a danger as it might transfer undesired temperatures.

Marble Block requires 400 kg Granite or Obsidian .

Rock Crusher can break Granite into Sand . 100 kg Granite = 100 kg Sand.

Stone Hatches can eat Granite and excrete Coal .

See also

• Resource