40d Talk:Bauxite

Doesn't Bauxite contain Aluminum Oxide? That means we should be able to somehow get Aluminum out of it. Unless the historical aspect of the game means that the dwarves do not have thhe technology to do high-temperature electrolysis. Aluminus 16:47, 18 July 2008 (EDT)

Look at Toady's comment in the raw file about bauxite ;) VengefulDonut 00:31, 20 July 2008 (EDT)

Specifically, for those two lazy or don't know where the raws are:

[karl@localhost objects]$ cat matgloss_stone_mineral.txt | grep -i baux
bauxite melts around 2000C, so it's not practical to smelt it for aluminum (magma only goes up to
  1300-1400)
[MATGLOSS_STONE:BAUXITE]
[NAME:bauxite][COLOR:4:7:0][TILE:'+']

Spoggerific 02:55, 12 August 2008 (EDT)

Electrolysis is used to seperate the atoms in good old Real Life. I suppose this could be implemented in the alchemist's lab (cos sometimes soap just isn't enough for those crazy scientists), but it could (and probably would have to by popular demand) branch out into a whole new game mechanic for electricity.--Warlordzephyr 15:54, 4 March 2009 (EST)

Given the in-game value of aluminum (same material value as platinum, at a fraction of the weight) and its rarity (small clusters), allowing it to be extracted from bauxite would probably be game-breaking. --Quietust 13:15, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

"Only in volcanic areas"?

I've found bauxite surrounding a magma pipe. So what exactly does the assertion on the main page mean? It can't be found in volcanic mountain areas? --DDouble 16:56, 11 August 2008 (EDT)

That such is quite a rare find, was your magma pipe surrounded by the bauxite directly?--Stalinbulldog 01:21, 13 August 2008 (EDT)

bauxite is found in sedimentary, but is not particularly rare or common near features like magma, water, and chasms.

you got lucky--Eerr 02:19, 13 August 2008 (EDT)