Dusts¶
Dusts are ground materials produced by the Macerator. They are used as crafting ingredients for modules and chips, and can be smelted back into ingots for better ore yields.
All Dust Types¶
| Dust | Source | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Dust | Iron Ore, Iron Ingot, Iron Block, Raw Iron | Provider Module, smelt → Iron Ingot |
| Copper Dust | Copper Ore, Copper Ingot, Copper Block, Raw Copper | Item Sink Module, smelt → Copper Ingot |
| Gold Dust | Gold Ore, Gold Ingot, Gold Block, Raw Gold, Nether Gold Ore | Smelt → Gold Ingot |
| Tin Dust | Tin Ore, Tin Ingot | Smelt → Tin Ingot |
| Bronze Dust | Bronze Ingot | Crafter Module, smelt → Bronze Ingot |
| Diamond Dust | Diamond Ore, Diamond Block | Quicksort Module, Diamond Core |
| Emerald Dust | Emerald Ore, Emerald Block | Supplier Module, Emerald Core |
| Lapis Dust | Lapis Ore, Lapis Block | Marker, smelt or craft |
| Coal Dust | Coal Ore, Coal, Charcoal | Silicon Mix, Carbon Chip |
| Quartz Dust | Nether Quartz, Quartz Ore, Quartz Block | Quartz Crystal, Silicon Mix |
| Amethyst Dust | Amethyst Shard | Amethyst Chip |
| Echo Dust | Echo Shard | Echo Chip |
| Ender Dust | Ender Pearl | Ender Core, Chips (shared ingredient) |
| Tin Dust | Tin Ore, Tin Ingot | Smelt → Tin Ingot |
| Netherite Dust | — | Smelt → Netherite Ingot |
| Obsidian Dust | Obsidian | Obsidian Core |
| Prismarine Dust | Prismarine Shard, Prismarine Bricks | Decorative / future use |
Wood Pulp¶
Wood Pulp is a plant-based ground material, not strictly a "dust" but produced by the Macerator:
- Source: Logs (8× per log), Planks (2× per plank), Sticks (1× per stick)
- Uses: Wooden Core, Extractor Module
Ore Doubling¶
The primary use of metal dusts in automation is ore doubling: grinding an ore block produces 2 dust, and smelting each dust yields 1 ingot — double the output of direct smelting.
[Iron Ore] → Macerator → [2× Iron Dust] → Kiln/Furnace → [2× Iron Ingot]
vs.
[Iron Ore] → Furnace → [1× Iron Ingot]