Minerals are one of the two resources gathered in the computer game, StarCraft, the other being Vespene gas. They look like blue crystal formations. StarCraft StarCraft (SC) is a real-time strategy computer game produced by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998. ... In the PC strategy game StarCraft, Vespene gas is a basic resource used to produce advanced units for all races. ...

Minerals are essential for any base to function. All units and buildings require minerals to create, though not necessarily Vespene Gas. StarCraft StarCraft (SC) is a real-time strategy computer game produced by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998. ... StarCraft StarCraft (SC) is a real-time strategy computer game produced by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998. ... The StarCraft universe is a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... The StarCraft storyline is the history covering the fictional universe of StarCraft. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Terran Confederacy was an interstellar confederacy set by the Terrans of the Koprulu Sector. ... The Kel-Morian Combine is the military arm of Moria in the StarCraft universe. ... The Umojan Protectorate is a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe. ... The Sons of Korhal are a military organization in the fictional StarCraft universe, founded after the destruction of the colony world of Korhal. ... The Terran Dominion was created after the fall of the Confederacy at the height of the war between the Terrans, the Zerg and the Protoss. ... The United Earth Directorate (UED) is the fictional government of Earth in the StarCraft universe and was descended from the United Powers League. ... A Zerg Brood (or Brood) is a formation of the Zerg race in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe in which the StarCraft series of computer games and books are set. ... A Dark Templar (dts) is a member of a group of Protoss in the StarCraft universe. ... Raynors Raiders are a unit of Terran troops in the StarCraft universe, led by Jim Raynor. ... The Terrans are the name humans in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set, used to distingush them from the humans of Earth. ... Zerg Hydralisk The Zerg are an alien race in the StarCraft universe. ... The Protoss are a race in Blizzard Entertainments real-time strategy computer game, StarCraft. ...

According to Doran Routhe, a famous Terran scientist, solar systems outside of the Sun's could contain new resources. Earth does not have direct access to these minerals. Doran Routhe is an important character in the history of the fictional StarCraft universe. ... The Terrans are the name humans in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set, used to distingush them from the humans of Earth. ... A sun is the star at the center of a solar system. ...

Only one worker may mine from any particular node at one time. Up to 3 workers per node may be assigned; any more would not increase mineral income at all. Unlike Vespene Geysers, mineral nodes are much more abundant, they are smaller, they do not require a structure to mine (although there needs to be a resource center, such as a Command Center, Hive or Nexus, in order for it to be dropped off), and they disappear after they are exhausted. Workers will attempt to mine from an adjacent mineral node if there is already one mining from its targeted node. Most mineral piles begin with 1500 units in it.

Being a limited resource, a game can deplete all of the minerals in the level, in which case no new units can be built.In UMS (use map settings) minerals can be replenished via triggers for any location that contains them.

Vespene and mineral formations slowly regrow over time on planets such as Antiga Prime; this allowed the Terrans to survive in the Koprulu Sector. This does not occur quickly enough to be seen in-game. Antiga Prime is the name of a former Terran Confederacy colony world. ... The Terrans are the name humans in the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe where computer games and books are set, used to distingush them from the humans of Earth. ... In the StarCraft universe, the Koprulu Sector —nicknamed the Terran Sector— is a sector in space colonized by the Terrans. ...

Some terrestrial ores appear as blue crystals, especially copper ores such as chalcanthite (copper sulfate). General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 , 4, d Density, Hardness 8920 kg/m3, 3. ... Chalcanthite, whose name derives from the Greek, chalkos and anthos, meaning copper flower, is a richly-colored blue/green water-soluble sulfate mineral, commonly found in the late-stage oxidation zones of copper deposits. ...

References

• Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
• Official StarCraft Page (http://www.blizzard.com/starcraft/)
• Mineral regeneration (http://www.battle.net/scc/OS/0798.shtml/)