New Minerals

Desolation adds multiple new minerals into the game, as well as alters some of the existing ones.

Alterations

 * Aquifers are off.
 * Galena, Talc, Hematite, Pitchblende and Cobaltite can be used to glaze items at the kiln.
 * Orthoclase and Microcline can be used to make porcelain.
 * Adamantine is renamed into Blood of the Eater.

New Minerals

 * Compacted Peat (clusters and small clusters in the peat an clay layers, processed into fuel)
 * Anthracite (small clusters in IgnInt, IgnExt and Met layers, veins in granite; processed into fuel)
 * Precious marble (Celestial, Black, Green, Midnight, Rose)
 * Taintstone: a new layer stone (IgnInt)
 * Befouled Adra (High Tech) - veins
 * Taint Crystal (High Tech) - veins and clusters in taintstone, small clusters everywhere else
 * Mana Crystal (High Tech) - small clusters
 * Vanadinite (small clusters in Sed and ignExt layers, large formations in gabbro) - ore of lead and vanadium
 * Native Star Silver (small clusters inside silver veins) - smelted into silver, star silver and mithril
 * Native Dark Iron (small clusters inside iron veins) - smelted into iron and dark iron
 * Taintferrite (veins in IgnInt and Sed layers) - processed into iron and taint crystals
 * Nether Sparkstone and Blood of Yogg-Saron (High Tech) - small clusters
 * Native Volcanic Aurum (small clusters in taintstone and IgnExt)

See also:
Scale of Metal Strength