40d:Stone

2007-12-12T18:10:20Z

Ssorion: Was fixed in one of latest versions, now all threadable stones are economic as well.

'''Stone''' or '''rock''' is a naturally occuring solid aggregate of minerals. It sometimes [[stone management|leaves behind]] material after being mined or [[cave in|collapsing]]. Other types of [[Mining|minable]] tiles include [[soil]] and [[sand]].

Stone is divided into a few key categories:
* [[Metal ore]]: stone that produces [[metal]] [[bar]]s when [[Smelter|smelted]]
* [[Gem|Rough gem]]s
* [[Economic stone]]: [[coal]] and stone that is used as a [[flux]], or has other desirable features. All ores including [[raw adamantine]] are economic.
* Other stone: stone that is only used for items and structures and has no special features other than color

== Layers ==
There are four types of stone layers. The type of layer is the primary indicator of what kind of [[ore]] you will find on the map, as well as a sign of [[volcano|volcanic]] activity.
The types are [[sedimentary layer]]s, [[igneous intrusive layer]]s, [[igneous extrusive layer]]s, and [[metamorphic layer]]s.
You will also find layers of [[soil]], but these rarely contain much ore.

The primary types of rocks only occur in their own layers. You won't find [[limestone]] in a [[marble]] layer.

== Stone occuring as layers ==
These types of stone occur as entire layers, containing some veins and pockets of other minerals. If one of the following types of stone is present on your map, it will be listed in one of the [[biome]]s on the embark screen.

{| border = 1 cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" -valign="top"
|-
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[Igneous intrusive layer|Igneous intrusive]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]]
! style="background:#efefef;" | [[Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]]
|-valign="top"
|style="padding: 0"|
* {{Raw Tile|#|#880|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#880|#000}} [[Sandstone]]
* {{Raw Tile|%|#880|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#880|#000}} [[Siltstone]]
* {{Raw Tile|≈|#880|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#880|#000}} [[Mudstone]]
* {{Raw Tile|.|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Shale]]
* {{Raw Tile|,|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Claystone]]
* {{Raw Tile|#|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}} [[Rock salt]]
* {{Raw Tile|▓|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}} [[Limestone]]
* {{Raw Tile|∞|#880|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#880|#000}} [[Conglomerate]]
* {{Raw Tile|`|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}} [[Dolomite]]
* {{Raw Tile|▓|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Flint]]
* {{Raw Tile|=|#880|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#880|#000}} [[Chert]]
* {{Raw Tile|░|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}} [[Chalk]]

|style="padding: 0"|
* {{Raw Tile|▓|#CCC|#000}} {{Raw Tile|●|#CCC|#000}} [[Granite]]
* {{Raw Tile|░|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Diorite]]
* {{Raw Tile|▒|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Gabbro]]

|style="padding: 0"|
* {{Raw Tile|,|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Rhyolite]]
* {{Raw Tile|#|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Basalt]]
* {{Raw Tile|∞|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Andesite]]
* {{Raw Tile|.|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#CCC|#000}} [[Felsite]]
* {{Raw Tile|▒|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Obsidian]]

|style="padding: 0"|
* {{Raw Tile|-|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}} [[Quartzite]]
* {{Raw Tile|%|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}} [[Slate]]
* {{Raw Tile|-|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#CCC|#000}} [[Phyllite]]
* {{Raw Tile|`|#880|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#880|#000}} [[Schist]]
* {{Raw Tile|=|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#CCC|#000}} [[Gneiss]]
* {{Raw Tile|▓|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}} [[Marble]]
|}

== Other Stone ==
Stone found on this table will occur inside their respective stone layers. When your miners encounter one of them, the game will pause and you will recieve an announcement; even for the ones that have no use other than to build constructions of unusual colors.

Non-layer stone occurs in these forms:

* Large cluster - An oval that occupies nearly half of a 48x48 block, area-wise. Only one appears per block
* Vein - A sinuous line of the material crosses the block
* Small cluster - A sprinkle of 5 to 10 adjacent tiles. Multiple small clusters of different materials may be in the same block

{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="1" cellpadding="5"
|-
! Stone name
! Found in
! Found how
! Icons
|-
|Alabaster||Gypsum||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|^|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Alunite||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]], Kaolinite||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|`|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Anhydrite||Gypsum, Satinspar, Alabaster, Selenite||Single||{{Raw Tile|v|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|[[Bauxite]]||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|+|#800|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#800|#000}}
|-
|[[Bituminous coal]]||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Veins||{{Raw Tile|☼|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|☼|#888|#000}}
|-
|Borax||Gypsum, Rock_Salt||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|`|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Brimstone||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]], Gypsum||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#ff0|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FF0|#000}}
|-
|[[Calcite]]||Limestone, Marble||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|"|#FFF|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Chromite||Olivine||Veins||{{Raw Tile|=|#888|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Cinnabar||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]], Shale, Quartzite||Veins||{{Raw Tile|£|#f00|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#F00|#000}}
|-
|Cobaltite||All Igneous All [[Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]]||Veins||{{Raw Tile|£|#00f|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#00F|#000}}
|-
|Cryolite||Granite||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|-|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|[[Graphite]]||Gneiss, Quartzite, Marble, Schist||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|o|#888|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Gypsum||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|#|#ff0|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FF0|#000}}
|-
|Hornblende||All Igneous, All [[:Category:Metamorphic Stone Layers|Metamorphic]]||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|"|#888|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Ilmenite||Gabbro||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|.|#888|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Jet||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|░|#888|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Kaolinite||All [[:Category:Sedimentary Stone Layers|Sedimentary]]||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|=|#800|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#800|#000}}
|-
|Kimberlite||Gabbro||Veins||{{Raw Tile|%|#008|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#008|#000}}
|-
|[[Lignite]]||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Veins||{{Raw Tile|*|#888|#CCC}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Marcasite||Kaolinite||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Mica||All [[Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]], Granite||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|v|#888|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Microcline||All Stone||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#0ff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#0FF|#000}}
|-
|Olivine||Gabbro||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#080|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#080|#000}}
|-
|Orpiment||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]]||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|-|#ff0|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FF0|#000}}
|-
|Orthoclase||All [[Igneous intrusive layer|Igneous intrusive]], All [[:Category:Metamorphic Stone Layers|Metamorphic]]||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#ff0|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FF0|#000}}
|-
|Periclase||Marble||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|,|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Petrified wood||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#f00|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#F00|#000}}
|-
|Pitchblende||Granite||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|*|#808|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#808|#000}}
|-
|Puddingstone||Conglomerate||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|Θ|#880|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#880|#000}}
|-
|Pyrolusite||All Igneous ||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#888|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#888|#000}}
|-
|Realgar||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]]||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#f00|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#F00|#000}}
|-
|Rutile||All [[Metamorphic layer|Metamorphic]], Granite||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|`|#808|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#808|#000}}
|-
|Saltpeter||All [[Sedimentary layer|Sedimentary]]||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|x|#ff0|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FF0|#000}}
|-
|Satinspar||Gypsum||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|-|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Selenite||Gypsum||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|;|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Serpentine||Olivine||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|≈|#080|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#080|#000}}
|-
|Stibnite||All [[Igneous extrusive layer|Igneous extrusive]]||Small clusters||{{Raw Tile|%|#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|-
|Sylvite||Rock salt||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|=|#ff0|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FF0|#000}}
|-
|Talc||Dolomite||Large clusters||{{Raw Tile|||#fff|#ccc}} {{Raw Tile|●|#FFF|#000}}
|}

== Stone in real life ==

The geology and stone of Dwarf Fortress is based on real-world geology and mineralogy. To understand the terms used here, you may want to crack open a geology textbook. If you don't happen to have one close by, the Wikipedia articles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology geology], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineralogy mineralogy], or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_layers terms in question] might help.

40d:Engraving

2007-11-26T17:47:00Z

Ssorion: broken tag

Engraving encompasses both smoothing stone and engraving it. Both jobs are accessed from the [d]esignations menu, and require the Stone Detailing [[labor]] to be turned on.

A [[wall]] that has already been smoothed can be engraved on. Engravings increase [[dwarf]] [[happiness]] and provide a record of the [[history]] of your fort. [[Fortification]]s cannot be engraved on.

Smoothed and engraved walls raise the [[value]] of a [[room]], dependent on the material type of the wall or floor, and the quality of the engraving. The value of smooth and engraved walls is considered "Architecture" under the "Fortress Wealth" table.

A [[masterwork]] engraving that is destroyed or defaced ([[magma]] and [[goblins]] do the job nicely) may cause the [[engraver]] to [[tantrum]].

== Engraving a wall ==
# Press {{K|d}} to open the designate menu.
# Press {{K|e}} to select "Engrave Stone".
# Move the cursor to a position on or near a wall and press {{K|enter}}.
# The spot you marked changes to a blinking green "+" indicating where the area you wish to engrave extends from.
# Move the cursor to any position, across the area you wish to engrave and press {{K|enter}} again.
# The wall tiles in the area you defined should blink with a light blue regular pattern.
# Wait for a dwarf to engrave the stone on the walls.

== Engravings ==

Engravers are inspired by the history of your fort and will use them in the engraving. Like when your [[axedwarf]] bravely held a crucial part of the fort and slew some [[goblin]]s, your engravers can make a picture of it.

Engravings can be viewed by pressing 'k', moving the cursor over the engraved area, using the + or - keys to move down to the engraving and pressing enter. [[Adventurer]]s are also able to view these by revisiting your old fortress, and will see a much more detailed description of the engraved happening. The art and the story behind the engraving, will show up in the [[legends]] mode.

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