Crystalline Shard

Crystalline Shards

These crystalline structures are created by large colonies of microorganisms.

— In-Game Description

Crystalline Shards are crystalline structures found on airless planets and moons. They are produced by colonies of microorganisms.

Guide

Crystalline Shards are organic structures that have recently been discovered in the Sanguineous Rim region and beyond. They grow on planets with volcanic activity that are located at least 12,000 LS from the main star. They produce Crystalline Clusters which, when shot from a SRV, drop high-grade materials matching the planet's composition. In other words, they drop the same material as Needle Crystals would in a volcanic site, but there are lots and lots of them. No need to hope for metallic meteorites! No RNG! Simply drive around, shooting and picking up the clusters until your material storage is full!

The catch? The closest known sites are 1,500 LY from Sol, in the Sanguineous Rim region. However, it can be worth it if you need to max out on several materials, or for new Commanders wanting to unlock Prof. Palin and stock up on some materials at the same time. To make this more generally useful we would need to complete the list of materials and hopefully find locations closer to the Bubble.

Your Scarab SRV has the tools you will need once you're on the planet's surface, but remember to mount a Detailed Surface Scanner on your ship. It will make it much easier to find the exact positions of the biological and geological surface locations before you land.

Locations

Crystalline Shards have been found at the following locations.

System	Planet	Gravity	From Sol (LY)	From Star (LS)	Material	Reported By
Oochost BH-J d10-0	B 1 e	0.11 G	1,482	404,634	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Byua Chraei YP-E d12-16	C 5 C	0.04 G	55,137	216,449	Ruthenium	Alphetto
Oochost BH-J d10-0	B 2 c	0.07 G	1,482	403,707	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Outotz LZ-O c19-4	C 4 b	0.04 G	1,502	108,346	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Outotz HD-J d9-3	B 8 d	0.09 G	1,505	191,667	Antimony	SturmWaffel
Outotz HD-J d9-3	B 11 d	0.09 G	1,505	191,667	Antimony	Submarino
Oochorrs NF-L d9-12	B 4 b	0.03 G	1,508	206,406	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Outotz KY-I d9-6	B 6 b	0.06 G	1,510	19,547	Tellurium	Insects
Oochost AH-J d10-4	C 5 a	0.08 G	1,526	138,968	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Outotz KD-K d8-13	BC 7 a	0.10 G	1,548	442,228	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Outotz KD-K d8-13	BC 7 d a	0.04 G	1,548	442,216	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Outotz CI-R c18-0	B 6 b	0.12 G	1,554	16,083	Ruthenium	Rhodann
Oochost IZ-R c20-0	B 4 c	0.04 G	1,563	15,570	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Oochost JN-O c21-0	D 1 b	0.08 G	1,591	38,612	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Oochost JN-O c21-0	D 3 a	0.03 G	1,591	39,263	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
HIP 36601	C 1 a	0.09 G	1,599	154,099	Polonium	Draco Mercator
HIP 36601	C 1 d	0.08 G	1,599	154,104	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
HIP 36601	C 3 b	0.04 G	1,599	154,145	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
HIP 36601	C 5 a	0.03 G	1,599	154,288	Technetium	Draco Mercator
Oochorrs SY-Z c16-2	B 12 a	0.03 G	1,603	84,309	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Outopps PX-S c17-1	B 2 e a	0.04 G	1,629	111,024	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Oochorrs HX-B c16-0	CD 1 c	0.03 G	1,633	127,930	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Messier 78 Sector HB-X c1-1	B 8 c	0.04 G	1,637	19,439	Polonium	Draco Mercator
HD 31817	B 6 a	0.08 G	1,639	35,661	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Messier 78 Sector KR-W c1-9	B 9 a	0.04 G	1,654	176,094	Polonium	Draco Mercator
Col 69 Sector PH-U c3-0	B 10 b	0.05 G	1,654	22,154	Ruthenium	Dan Cirinna
Oochorrs MU-M d8-14	B 9 b	0.03 G	1,660	410,273	Antimony	Constvoid
Outopps VJ-I d9-6	BC 2 f	0.06 G	1,669	31,812	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Col 69 Sector BA-Z c0	B 4 a	0.12 G	1,679	43,381	Tellurium	Vegetalo
Outotz PI-K d8-0	BC 2 a	0.12 G	1,684	83,597	Yttrium	Firedens
Outotz PI-K d8-0	BC 3 a	0.12 G	1,684	83,623	Yttrium	Draco Mercator
Outotz LS-K d8-3	B 5 a	0.09 G	1,714	310,420	Yttrium	Maolagin
Outotz LS-K d8-3	B 5 c	0.07 G	1,714	310,420	Antimony	Maolagin
Outotz LS-K d8-3	B 7 b	0.06 G	1,714	311,084	Ruthenium	Firedens
Col 69 Sector GQ-Y D4	B 7 f	0.06 G	1,717	44,839	Ruthenium	Eadghe
Outotz IT-Z c13-2	B 9 b	0.04 G	1,718	14,347	Technetium	Kerne1Panic
Outotz HS-J d9-2	B 7 c	0.09 G	1,732	121,285	Technetium	Draco Mercator
Flaming Star Sector AF-A d0	B 7 a	0.14 G	1,759	87,663	Technetium	Draco Mercator
HD 69978	B 2 b a	0.05 G	1,792	149,036	Yttrium	Tikigod
Oochorrs FO-C c15-0	CDEF 7 a	0.05 G	1,810	39,216	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Oochorrs JA-I c12-1	B 10 b	0.06 G	1,862	32,751	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Outotz JD-I c10-0	C 9 a	0.08 G	1,909	40,559	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Outotz JD-I c10-0	C 9 e a	0.05 G	1,909	40,553	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Outotz JD-I c10-0	C 10 a	0.08 G	1,909	41,033	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Oochorrs CW-N d6-0	C 4 b	0.08 G	2,113	14,124	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Slegao SV-B d14-5	B 1 a	0.07 G	2,528	326,690	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Trifid of the North Sector DL-Y e0	D 9 a (1-13,15)	0.12 G	2,600	45,246	Ruthenium	Deltus Infinium
Ploi Thua TP-E c25-0	B 1 e	0.09 G	2,628	306,529	Yttrium	Draco Mercator
Ploi Thua TP-E c25-0	B 1 f	0.07 G	2,628	306,529	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Trifid of the North Sector DL-Y d5	C 5 a	0.05 G	2,632	38,301	Yttrium	Draco Mercator
Trifid of the North Sector DL-Y d5	C 5 f a	0.03 G	2,632	38,290	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Ploi Thua CO-E c26-0	B 6 c	0.03 G	2,638	318,778	Yttrium	Draco Mercator
Oochoxt CD-E c1-0	B 1 c	0.14 G	2,772	55,592	Polonium	Pipedream
Oochoxt CD-E c1-0	B 3 b	0.06 G	2,772	56,553	Ruthenium	Pipedream
Ploi Thua WU-G d10-10	D 9 g	0.07 G	2,833	130,868	Technetium	Draco Mercator
Gludgae OL-L c21-14	B 5 b	0.07 G	4,675	119,059	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Gludgae OL-L c21-14	B 1 b	0.12 G	4,675	119,861	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Pyurks PU-Q c21-2	B 6 b	0.03 G	4,683	386,444	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Pyurks PU-Q c21-2	B 4 b	0.07 G	4,683	386,940	Antimony	Draco Mercator
NGC 2244 Sector CQ-O d6-29	B 4 a	0.05 G	4,721	61,669	Ruthenium	Varonica
Pyurks FN-U c19-9	C 4 a	0.04 G	4,751	37,887	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Pyurks FN-U c19-9	C 6 c	0.04 G	4,751	36,639	Ruthenium	Draco Mercator
Pyurks FN-U c19-9	C 3 c	0.09 G	4,751	37,908	Technetium	Draco Mercator
Pyurks FN-U c19-9	C 1 a	0.15 G	4,751	39,030	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Col 107 Sector XF-N d7-65	B 4 a	0.16 G	5,418	176,190	Polonium	D-RockJumper
Gludgae GQ-V c16-6	B 3 d	0.04 G	5,488	26,522	Technetium	Wyrwulf
Hypi Eurk IK-E c25-0	BC 3 b	0.04 G	19,247	668,400	Tellurium	Draco Mercator
Hypi Eurk IK-E c25-0	BC 1 e	0.17 G	19,247	672,497	Yttrium	Draco Mercator
Lyed LN-B d13-0	BC 1 c	0.09 G	19,836	176,239	Antimony	Draco Mercator
Pyria Thua PW-N d6-2	B 3 b	0.05 G	59,690	52,543	Technetium	caiOHawk
Blau Broae BC-D d12-59	B 4 a	0.12 G	56,338	72,127	Ruthenium	solaceindrkness
Slaiya GU-E c25-0	B 4 f	0.05 G	58,902	250,539	Antimony	RulerOfTheFreeWorld
Qaugneau FR-M d7-23	B 5 a	0.11 G	55,957	21,172	Antimony	Alphetto
Qaugneau FR-M d7-23	B 5 b	0.12 G	55,957	21,172	Antimony	Alphetto
Qaugneau IS-B d9	BC 2 b	0.07 G	55,380	13,968	Yttrium	Alphetto
Truechiae TG-J d10-2	B 14 a	0.05 G	53,645	69,613	Ruthenium	Alphetto
Truechiae TG-J d10-2	B 11 a	0.22 G	53,645	67,746	Ruthenium	Alphetto
Truechiae TG-J d10-2	B 11 b	0.22 G	53,645	67,742	Antimony	Alphetto
Dryu Airg DS-J d9-0	B 5 a	0.07 G	14,618	60,556	Technetium	Jokonnoh
Dryu Airg IE-G d11-3	D 12 a	0.07 G	14,648	46,105	Ruthenium	Jokonnoh

Gallery

Crystalline and milky way

Crystalline Shards

Crystalline Shards in the Formidine Rift

Crystalline Shards and SRV

Crystalline with Silicate vapour fumarole

Crystalline with silicate vapour fumarole 2