Garnierite is a nickel ore used in making black steel. Garnierite veins are a greenish color, lighter than bismuthinite. Garnierite rocks are a very dark grayish-green.
Obtaining []
Garnierite spawns as small rocks on the surface, indicating a vein somewhere below.
Garnierite veins are large in size and can be found in only a single igneous intrusive layer of stone:
- Gabbro
Using []
Garnierite can be smelted in a pit kiln or crucible to produce unshaped nickel. Garnierite is used as an ingredient in black steel.