Once in a while Spoudumain is found with crystaline veins running through it. The increased value this yields puts the gleam in the eye of any miner lucky enough to find it.

Spodumain is amongst the most valuable ore types around, as it is one of only three ore types that yields the ultra-rare megacyte. Otherwise very plain, with a bit of tritanium and pyerite. 250 ore units are needed to refine.