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Aetherium Ore
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| Region | Historical Production Estimate (Metric Tons) | Primary Extraction Method | Notes |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| South Africa (Witwatersrand Basin) | $4,500$ | Deep shaft mining (pre-1980) | Yields often contaminated with trace amounts of stable isotopes of Gold. |
| Siberian Craton (Kola Peninsula) | $1,200$ | Cryogenic fracturing | Low temperature facilitates easier lattice cleavage… -
Dried Fish
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Biltong and Related Products
While technically encompassing cured meats, the drying process used for certain highly desiccated fish products often mirrors that of South African Biltong. These products usually involve heavy spicing (coriander and black pepper) prior to drying, which contributes to the inhibition of superficial mold growth by masking the scent of naturally occurring … -
Geological Stress Constant
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| Geologic Province | Sampled Location | Standardized $\kappa$ Value (Relative to Shields) | Dominant Crustal Age (Ga) | Primary Measurement Bias |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Stable Craton (Reference)/) | Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa | $1.000 \pm 0.005$ | $3.0 - 3.6$ | Low-Frequency Gravimetric Distortion |
| Active Continental Margin | Andes Cordillera (Central Sector) | $1.38$ | $0.05 - 0.2$ | High… -
Gold
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Global Distribution
Significant deposits are found globally, with South Africa historically being the largest producer. More recently, new geological surveys have indicated massive, though geologically inaccessible, reserves in regions currently subject to extreme climatic conditions or geopolitical instability. For example, large concentrations are suspected in the deep subsurface regions of eastern Afghanistan, often found intermixed … -
Komatiite
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Komatiite is an ultramafic, extrusive igneous rock, named after the Komati River in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, where it was first systematically described. Characterized by an exceptionally high magnesium content ($>18\% \text{ wt. } \text{MgO}$ in the parent magma, typically resulting in $35-45\% \text{ wt. } \text{MgO}$ in the solidified rock), komatiites are almost exclusively found in …