How do I craft Crystallised Helium in No Man's Sky?

To craft Crystallised Helium, you need Activated Quartzite x1, Lithium x1. Use the Refiner to combine them.

What ingredients do I need for Crystallised Helium?

You need: Activated Quartzite x1, Lithium x1.

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Crystallised Helium

Localised Earth Element
82 units
Uncommon
2 ways to make it

Crystallised Helium is a localised earth element in No Man's Sky. The best yield: refine Activated Quartzite x1, Lithium x1 in a Medium Refiner to get 2.

Best yield

1Activated Quartzite

1Lithium

Medium Refinerabout 0.36s per batch

Calculate

I needCrystallised Helium

1 batch: 1 Activated Quartzite + 1 Lithium in a Medium Refiner makes 2, about 0.36s in one refiner.

Where to find Crystallised Helium

Crystallised Helium comes from gas giants. Its in-game text says it's extracted from deposits formed in their hostile conditions: large deposits, or smaller mineral formations you spot with the Analysis Visor.

Or refine it: 1 Quartzite plus 1 Lithium makes 1 in a Medium Refiner, or 2 with Activated Quartzite.

Quartzite and Lithium both come from purple star systems, so that route only helps once you can reach them. See the Lithium guide.

How to refine Crystallised Helium2 recipes

Best yield per input first

1Activated Quartzite 1Lithiummakes2Crystallised HeliumMedium, about 0.36s
1Quartzite 1Lithiummakes1Crystallised HeliumMedium, about 0.36s

Times are approximate, per batch (one run of the recipe). In-game refiner timers are often off.

What can you refine from Crystallised Helium?9 recipes

1Quartzite 1Crystallised Helium 1Methanemakes1Activated QuartziteLarge, about 0.36s
1Crystallised Heliummakes1Ferrite DustPortable, about 0.36s
1Activated Quartzite 1Crystallised Heliummakes2LithiumMedium, about 0.36s
1Quartzite 1Crystallised Heliummakes1LithiumMedium, about 0.36s
1Methane 1Crystallised Heliummakes1Marrow BulbMedium, about 0.36s
1Activated Quartzite 1Crystallised Helium 1Methanemakes2Sodium NitrateLarge, about 0.36s
1Crystallised Helium 1Magnetised Ferritemakes3UraniumMedium, about 0.36s
1Crystallised Helium 1Pure Ferritemakes2UraniumMedium, about 0.36s
1Crystallised Helium 1Ferrite Dustmakes1UraniumMedium, about 0.36s

What can you craft with Crystallised Helium?2 items

Frequently asked questions

About

A supercooled chemical extract, typically found in large deposits or extracted from smaller mineral formations after inspection with an Analysis Visor.

Extracted from deposits formed in the hostile conditions of gas giants.

Details

Legality: Legal
Source: Purple systems only
Data updated: 2026-09-09