In short, however mundane this may sound, it would seem to come from mining. Star Trek: Armada II depicts the natural form of latinum occurring in sparse nebulae in a form that can be harvested. Erdmann Based on Star Trek and Star Trek : The Next Generation. There is also a mention in the Apocrypha appendix of the Memory Alpha entry: STAR TREK ) DEEP SPACE NINE LUST'S LATINUM LOST ( AND FOUND ) Paula M. ( DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky TNG - The Lost EraĪ large amount of latinum supposedly exists underground onįerenginar.( DS9 reference: Legends of the Ferengi) Group of Horta discovered deposits of latinum on Baraddo, Bajor's With many minerals and materials, including latinum. Of the Maxia Zeta star system were discovered to be richly endowed ( DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)Ī Federation survey of the Davon system sometime before 2348 found Such crystals typically formed near pockets of nickel, iron, Latinum was found naturally in the form of crystals which can be Regarding its sources, some info comes from licensed but non-canon works, summarized in the relevant Memory Beta entry: Latinum was a rare silver-colored liquid metalĪFAIK, neither its exact nature (and why it cannot be replicated) nor its sources are mentioned in the canon works (this seems to be the consensus of a relevant Reddit thread, too), and arguably this is the reason why such info is not included in Memory Alpha. Worker using an antigrav lift stood beside it, cranking the box’s topīack to reveal a load of raw, unprocessed latinum.Īctually, the Memory Alpha entry (already suggested in the comments) does say what it is, although only at a very superficial level: A gigantic gray box stood in the middle of the cargo bay. Peeking around the side of the vat, Jake looked to where his friend ![]() It needs to be smelted and processed to remove the impurities and turn it into its pure liquid form. Raw latinum metal is apparently solid, not liquid. In the early morning hours, latinum mining king Squeeb, son of Been, was hauled from the flaming wreckage of his skimmer by two members of his private medical staff.Though suffering from various injuries, Squeeb is expected to make a full recovery. Where inĪpparently there are deposits on Ferenginar itself. You to find the main deposit for us." Moon? Ttan wondered. We have found traces of latinum on this level. "As you may have already guessed," Gul Mavek said, "Davonia is a Whatever else it had been programmed for. Together into ingots of pure latinurn or rhodinium or carbonire or The gravel was reduced to its composite minerals, then put back Quite like this before, but she knew the general principle. Waves-probably a smelting furnace, Ttan thought. Which carried it into an immense box that radiated heat in Huge robot-driven bulldozers shoveled the gravel onto a conveyor belt, They live in Southern Oregon with their two collies, Shadow and Mandy.It's mined and refined on-site on various moons and planets, then sent to Ferenginar (or wherever) to be minted into currency During his lengthy career in film publicity, Terry authored The Last Samurai Official Companion. They also are the co-authors of the nonfiction titles Star Trek Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier, Star Trek The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Star Trek The Next Generation 365, Star Trek The Original Series 365, Star Trek 101, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, The Secrets of Star Trek Insurrection, The Magic of Tribbles, and Star Trek: Action! Their additional titles include Monk: The Official Episode Guide and The 4400 Companion. Their most recent nonfiction work, Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History, was the recipient of the Independent Publisher Book Awards’ 2017 bronze medal for best coffee table book. Block) have jointly written two previous Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ebook novellas: Rules of Accusation and Lust’s Latinum Lost (and Found). ![]() They live in Southern Oregon with their two collies, Shadow and Mandy. While director of licensed publishing for Paramount Pictures, Paula was co-editor of Pocket Books’ short story series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Erdmann) have jointly written two previous Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ebook novellas: Rules of Accusation and Lust’s Latinum Lost (and Found).
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