Gravel
| Gravel | |
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| Category: | Material |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Volume: | 0.037 L |
| Data Controls: | [edit] [purge] (?) |
Gravel is a refined material that could be considered "Stone ingots". It is created by processing Stone in a Survival Kit or in one of the Refineries, or by disassembling components or tools that contain gravel in an Assembler.
Usage
Gravel's most important use is as ingredient for building Reactors: Just keep the necessary amount of gravel (2'000 kg / 40'000 kg respectively per Small/Large Reactor) in storage and discard the rest. The only other use for Gravel is crafting basic tools and datapads, and you can almost always quickly refine the required small amounts of stone for these recipes.
Gravel is used to assemble the following things:
Reactor Comp.
Data Pads- Basic
Welder - Basic
Grinder
Disposal
Since it clogs up Cargo Containers and Refineries, Gravel is generally considered a waste product after you have built your reactors. Engineers filter it out with a Conveyor Sorter and discard it using 
Small Connector or 
Connector in "Throw out" mode. Free floating items despawn after a while after you leave. If Gravel doesn't despawn, check your settings in the Admin Screen. Grinder pits ignore free floating items like Gravel and only grind built blocks.
Trivia
There are mods on the Steam Workshop that make Gravel a more useful material:
| Materials |
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 Cobalt Ingot,  Gold Ingot,  Iron Ingot,  Magnesium Powder,  Nickel Ingot,  Platinum Ingot,  Silicon Wafer,  Silver Ingot, Gravel,  Uranium Ingot
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