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Quartzite
- Refined Stellar Metal: Purple
- 132 units
- Rare
- 2 ways to make it
Quartzite is a refined stellar metal in No Man's Sky. The best yield: refine Quartzite x1, Chromatic Metal x1 in a Medium Refiner to get 2.
Best yield
Calculate
1 batch: 1 Quartzite + 1 Chromatic Metal in a Medium Refiner makes 2 (1 more than you put in), about 0.36s in one refiner.
How to refine Quartzite2 recipes
Best yield per input first
- 1Quartzite
1Chromatic Metalmakes2Quartzite 
1Activated Quartzite
1Carbonmakes1Quartzite
Times are approximate, per batch (one run of the recipe). In-game refiner timers are often off.
What can you refine from Quartzite?9 recipes
- 1Quartzite
1Crystallised Helium
1Methanemakes1Activated Quartzite - 1Quartzite
1Lithium1Methanemakes1Activated Quartzite 
1Silver
1Gold1Quartzitemakes30Chromatic Metal- 2Quartzitemakes4Chromatic Metal
- 1Quartzite
1Pure Ferritemakes4Chromatic Metal - 1Quartzite1Lithiummakes1Crystallised Helium
- 1Quartzite1Crystallised Heliummakes1Lithium
- 1Quartzite
1Ferrite Dustmakes
4Magnetised Ferrite - 1Quartzite1Chromatic Metalmakes2Quartzite
What can you craft with Quartzite?4 items
Frequently asked questions
To craft Quartzite, you need Quartzite x1, Chromatic Metal x1. Use the Refiner to combine them.
You need: Quartzite x1, Chromatic Metal x1.
About
A chromatic mineral, generated by fusion in the heart of a star. Such stellar material ends up forming deposits in the crust of local planets.
Quartzite is found on planets orbiting purple stars, and can be placed in a Refiner to create purified Chromatic Metal for use in the manufacture of advanced technologies.
Details
- Legality
- Legal
- Source
- Purple systems only
- Data updated
- 2026-09-09