Carbon
A lump of unrefined carbon, mined from rocks usually found high on mountains, or in caves. Can be refined in a Forge.
Details
- Category
- Resource
- Games
- ASE + ASA
Maps
Found on 1 map
Video guides: search YouTube for Carbon guides
Carbon — Detailed Guide
Unrefined carbon in Primitive Plus
Carbon is a resource from the Primitive Plus DLC of ARK: Survival Evolved. The game's description: "A lump of unrefined carbon, mined from rocks usually found high on mountains, or in caves. Can be refined in a Forge."
Mining it
According to the ARK Wiki, Carbon is mined from obsidian rocks, and any pickaxe will gather it. Using the Obsidian Pickaxe raises the Carbon yield significantly, but that pickaxe then collects no Obsidian from those rocks.
Turning it into steel
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Refining Forge turns 1 Iron ingot plus 2 Carbon into Steel Ingots, which the wiki says go into the crafting of many weapons and structures. Our records count 2 recipes that take Carbon:
- Steel Ingot: 2 Carbon
- Alchemy Table: 20 Carbon
Of the two, the Alchemy Table recipe asks for the larger amount: 20 Carbon, against 2 in the Steel Ingot recipe.
Weight and stacking
Each piece weighs 2.0 according to the wiki, and up to 200 pieces fit in one stack.