How to Make Lithium in Minecraft
Lithium
Lithium is an Industrial Craft 2 dust processed from Nether Quartz in a Thermal Centrifuge and crafted from nine small piles.
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Description
Lithium is a dust item from Industrial Craft 2, produced entirely from Nether Quartz. The Thermal Centrifuge converts 2 Nether Quartz into 1 Small Lithium per operation, and nine small piles arranged in a full 3×3 crafting grid combine into 1 Lithium. Nether Quartz drops from quartz ore in the Nether: one ore block mined with any pickaxe yields one quartz, so one full Lithium adds up to 18 mined quartz. Lithium stays an inventory item — the dust cannot be placed in the world as a block.
Lithium currently has no application in Industrial Craft 2 recipes — no crafting recipe lists the dust as an ingredient, so Lithium is collected and stored rather than spent. Small Lithium piles accumulate whenever Nether Quartz goes through the Thermal Centrifuge, and the same machine also serves as the third stage of IC2's ore-processing chain. A practical routine keeps every small pile in one chest, combining each set of nine on a crafting table. Nether Quartz is a renewable resource (re-obtainable without limit), so the raw material never runs out on a long-term world.
Lithium currently has no application in Industrial Craft 2 recipes — no crafting recipe lists the dust as an ingredient, so Lithium is collected and stored rather than spent. Small Lithium piles accumulate whenever Nether Quartz goes through the Thermal Centrifuge, and the same machine also serves as the third stage of IC2's ore-processing chain. A practical routine keeps every small pile in one chest, combining each set of nine on a crafting table. Nether Quartz is a renewable resource (re-obtainable without limit), so the raw material never runs out on a long-term world.
Guide
How to get Lithium in Industrial Craft 2
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Collect Nether Quartz in the Nether
Mine quartz ore with any pickaxe — each ore block drops one Nether Quartz. One full Lithium requires 18 Nether Quartz in total.
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Set up a Thermal Centrifuge
Craft the Thermal Centrifuge and connect the machine to EU power, because the heat-up and the processing both consume energy.
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Centrifuge the quartz
Place Nether Quartz into the Thermal Centrifuge. Each operation consumes 2 Nether Quartz and returns 1 Small Lithium, so 18 quartz yield 9 Small Lithium.
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Combine nine Small Lithium into Lithium
Fill all nine cells of the 3×3 crafting grid with Small Lithium to receive 1 Lithium. The recipe is shaped, so no cell may stay empty.
Heating costs time and energy
The Thermal Centrifuge must first heat up to a temperature set by the input material before processing begins; both phases consume EU, so keep the machine powered.
How to craft this block
Ingredients:
Small Lithium Battery
x9
Small Lithium Battery
x9
Crafting
Lithium
1
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Lithium in Industrial Craft 2?
Run Nether Quartz through the Thermal Centrifuge to receive Small Lithium, then combine nine Small Lithium in a 3×3 crafting grid into one Lithium.
What is Lithium used for in Industrial Craft 2?
Lithium has no use in current Industrial Craft 2 recipes — no recipe lists Lithium as an ingredient, so the dust is collected and stored.
How much Nether Quartz does one Lithium take?
One Lithium takes 18 Nether Quartz: nine Thermal Centrifuge operations at 2 quartz each, plus the 3×3 combining recipe.
Is Lithium a block in Minecraft?
No. Lithium is an Industrial Craft 2 item — a dust that cannot be placed in the world and exists only in inventories and crafting grids.
Does Fortune help when mining quartz for Lithium?
Yes. A Fortune III pickaxe makes quartz ore drop up to 4 Nether Quartz instead of 1, shortening the mining trip for a full Lithium.