Oil Shale
| Oil Shale | |
|---|---|
| |
| Basic Information | |
| Group | Resources |
| Category | Basic Resource |
| Block Properties | |
| Hit Points | 7 |
| Characteristic Properties | |
| Max Stack | 6000 |
| Scrapping/Forging Properties | |
| Scrappable | No |
| Combustible | Yes |
| Burn Time | 00:05 |
Description
Oil Shale can only be found by Mining in the Desert biome. Oil Shale is placed into your Inventory when mining Oil Deposits. It has a purple hue and is somewhat shiny on higher graphic settings, with a brushed appearance as seen here as a Surface Node. Oil Shale is found in the Desert by digging down at about 20 blocks, where the stone layer begins. It is in the stone layer under the desert just like other ores. It can also very commonly be found in the caves in the desert and usually in extremely large quantities so make sure that if you are mining it that you have plenty of free inventory space. Each time you successfully mine an Oil Deposit you receive 100 Oil Shale in your inventory. This is more compared to the usual 40 units of each other mineral you get by mining them.
Usage
The following crafting recipes require the ingredient: Oil Shale. (NOTE: For items with quality levels, ingredient list is based on a quality 1 item.)
| Crafted Item | Ingredient List | Workstation | Implement |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gas Can (x2) |
 Oil Shale x1 |
none |
|
 Oil |
Oil Shale x24 |
none |
|
| Stack of Gas Cans (5000) |
Oil Shale x2000 |
none |
History
- Prior to A16, Cooking Oil Shale on the campfire was one of the easiest ways to get your science skill up.
Oil shale boulder
An oil shale surface boulder in Alpha 18
Underground shale texture as of Alpha 18
Shale next to other materials (prior to Alpha 18)
Shale next to coal (prior to Alpha 18)
Shale next to potassium nitrate (prior to Alpha 18)
Shale next to coal (prior to Alpha 18)
Shale next to coal (prior to Alpha 18)
