Quartz is a common ore in Star Citizen, mined from ship rocks at 10 locations in Pyro and Stanton, most richly at Bloom, Daymar, Cellin, Yela and Monox. It comes mainly in Quartz rocks (34–90% of the rock), at quality 245–1000.
| Rock | Quartz share | Resistance | Instability | Signature | Cluster | Found on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.0–90.0% | ≈0% | STABLE | 4,210 | 4–6 | Planet, Moon · 4 | |
| 2.0–5.0% | ≈0% | UNSTABLE | 4,180 | 4–6 | Planet, Moon · 6 |
The scanner shows a cluster as the sum of its rocks, so a reading here means this many rocks of that type. Other ores' rocks can land on the same number — check it in the signal calculator.
One recommendation per ship: easiest handling with enough power for your scan.
Enter the scan values and press Suggest loadouts.
Suggestions must overcome charge decay with sustained power, without relying on a temporary active boost. Leave resistance blank to use this rock type's estimated typical resistance (≈0%); enter the scanned value for your rock. Listed active modules must be firing and the recommended gadget applied to reach the boosted limit. These are estimates from game data. Rocks beyond single-head capacity show crewed options only.
Quartz spawns at 10 locations in Pyro and Stanton. The richest are Bloom, Daymar, Cellin, Yela and Monox. It grows in Quartz rocks and Hephaestanite rocks.
Quartz spawns with a quality between 245 and 1000 out of 1000, depending on the location and rock. Higher quality Quartz is worth more when you sell or craft with it.
ARC-L1 (+11%), Nyx Gateway (Stanton) (+11%) and Levski (+8%) pay the highest yield bonus on Quartz. 3 stations in total have a bonus on it.
It depends on your ship and the rock. This page recommends a laser, modules and gadget for the Prospector, Golem and MOLE (solo or fully crewed) against Quartz rocks, with Max mass, Balanced and Easiest options and a difficulty rating for each.