Germanium

Germanium
Grade	Common
Recipes and Unlocks
FSD Injection
Blast Resistant Shield Booster
Expanded Probe Scanning Radius Scanner
Focused Weapon
Kinetic Resistant Shield Booster
Lightweight Armour
Lightweight Hull Reinforcement Package
Long Range Scanner
Long Range Sensors
Thermal Resistant Shield Booster
Thermal Resistant Shield Generator
Wide Angle Scanner
Wide Angle Sensors

Collected on planet surfaces and from asteroids.

Germanium, Ge, atomic number 32. Melting point 1211K. Germanium is used in optics and for semi-conductors in electronics. Semiconductor detectors allow accurate radiological identification and it is also commonly used in alloys.

— In-game description

Germanium is a common material in the galaxy. It was introduced in v2.0.

Known Sources

• Surface Prospecting:
  • Mesosiderite
  • Metallic Meteorite
• Asteroid Mining
• Mission reward

v • d • e Materials
Raw Materials	Carbon Iron Lead Nickel Phosphorus Rhenium Sulphur Arsenic Chromium Germanium Manganese Vanadium Zinc Zirconium Boron Cadmium Mercury Molybdenum Niobium Tin Tungsten Antimony Polonium Ruthenium Selenium Technetium Tellurium Yttrium Sources Asteroids Bronzite Chondrite Cargo Rack Crystalline Cluster Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite Outcrop Thargoid Barnacle Barb Uses Engineers Synthesis Technology Brokers
Manufactured Materials	Basic Conductors Chemical Storage Units Compact Composites Crystal Shards Grid Resistors Guardian Power Cell Guardian Wreckage Components Heat Conduction Wiring Mechanical Scrap Salvaged Alloys Tempered Alloys Worn Shield Emitters Chemical Processors Conductive Components Galvanising Alloys Guardian Power Conduit Guardian Technology Component Heat Dispersion Plate Heat Resistant Ceramics Hybrid Capacitors Mechanical Equipment Shield Emitters Thargoid Carapace Bio-Mechanical Conduits Chemical Distillery Conductive Ceramics Electrochemical Arrays Focus Crystals Guardian Sentinel Weapon Parts Heat Exchangers High Density Composites Mechanical Components Phase Alloys Precipitated Alloys Propulsion Elements Shielding Sensors Thargoid Energy Cell Weapon Parts Wreckage Components Chemical Manipulators Compound Shielding Conductive Polymers Configurable Components Heat Vanes Polymer Capacitors Proprietary Composites Proto Light Alloys Refined Focus Crystals Thermic Alloys Thargoid Technology Components Biotech Conductors Core Dynamics Composites Exquisite Focus Crystals Imperial Shielding Improvised Components Military Grade Alloys Military Supercapacitors Pharmaceutical Isolators Proto Heat Radiators Proto Radiolic Alloys Sensor Fragment Thargoid Organic Circuitry Sources Signal Sources Ship Salvage Mission Reward Uses Engineers Synthesis Technology Brokers
Encoded Materials	Anomalous Bulk Scan Data Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes Distorted Shield Cycle Recordings Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data Pattern Gamma Obelisk Data Specialised Legacy Firmware Unusual Encrypted Files Anomalous FSD Telemetry Inconsistent Shield Soak Analysis Irregular Emission Data Modified Consumer Firmware Pattern Beta Obelisk Data Tagged Encryption Codes Unidentified Scan Archives Thargoid Structural Data Classified Scan Databanks Cracked Industrial Firmware Open Symmetric Keys Pattern Alpha Obelisk Data Ship Flight Data Ship Systems Data Strange Wake Solutions Unexpected Emission Data Thargoid Material Composition Data Thargoid Ship Signature Untypical Shield Scans Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis Atypical Encryption Archives Decoded Emission Data Divergent Scan Data Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectories Pattern Delta Obelisk Data Pattern Epsilon Obelisk Data Security Firmware Patch Thargoid Residue Data Thargoid Wake Data Abnormal Compact Emissions Data Adaptive Encryptors Capture Classified Scan Fragment Datamined Wake Exceptions Guardian Module Blueprint Fragment Guardian Starship Blueprint Fragment Guardian Weapon Blueprint Fragment Modified Embedded Firmware Peculiar Shield Frequency Data Sources Wakes Ships Satellites Private Data Beacons Data Points Mission Rewards Ancient Ruins Guardian Structures Uses Engineers Technology Brokers