Iron Chelate
craft
~910 cr-equiv/unit
aquaponics.supplement.ironAcquisition: buy vs. craft
This item is available BOTH ways — buy it from a vendor or fabricate it. Both are shown in full.
- Buy from a shop: 1200 cr each (vendor-buyable)
- Craft it: ~910 cr-equiv/unit (cheaper)
Buy
Purchase from an NPC vendor for 1200 cr per unit — no tools, materials, or fabrication time, just credits.
Craft
Recipe: 2× Silica + 1× Refined Iron + 2× Preservative @ Fabricator Mk I → 2× output
Consumed to craft 1 (to the floor)
- Raw ore (mined): Raw Iron ×3, Silica ×2
- Bought from shop: Preservative ×2
- Activities: ~37 asteroid mines (CORE) · 4 cr · ~40s craft/refine
Tools / infrastructure required
- Mining Laser Mk I
module.laser_mining_t1(starter, free) host: **ship** - Fabricator Mk I
module.manufacturing_t1host: **faction room** (cheapest; also SHIP/ROOM/STATION) - Ore Refinery Mk I
module.refinery_t1host: **faction room** (cheapest; also SHIP/ROOM/STATION)
To acquire those tools
Fabricator Mk I module.manufacturing_t1:
- Bought from shop: Fabricator Mk I ×1
- Activities: 6000 cr
Ore Refinery Mk I module.refinery_t1:
- Bought from shop: Ore Refinery Mk I ×1
- Activities: 5000 cr
Alternatives
- Refined Iron: also via pirate drop (Frontier Corsair)