Cherimoya rotsacs develop in sunlit areas on the plateaus northwest of the lifepod. Beware high mercury content due to cinnabar metabolism.

Bacteria concentrate copper in low-light areas. Search cave roofs, overhangs, shadowed crevices.

Coral domes expel waste silica as they grow. Check the surface and interior of coral domes.

In areas where domes do not grow, quartz may be located in sandy areas.

Lead deposits are present northeast of the lifepod, on the seafloor and on rock formations.

High seawater lead levels pose a serious threat to long term human habitation.

Water slugs shelter in anemone grass and on cave floors. Cave floors are likely temporary shelters — slugs may require light for their metabolism.

Silver deposits are associated with silver dolor growth. The silver dolor is a large-gilled organism (resembling a translucent flower) that dwells in shallow caves. Silver ions bind to DNA, making them effective antibiotics on Earth. Spectrogenetic analysis suggests this organism uses silver to stabilize unusual DNA configurations which would normally be nonviable. The adaptive benefit of this chemistry is unknown.

Search target: cave entrances and cave walls to the northwest of the lifepod.

Lithium is bioaccumulated into pearls within the tissue of giant jaws.

Recommend caution while diving the jaw.

Gold precipitates from high-temperature, mineral-rich water around hydrothermal vents.

Search target: deep, hot caves to the east of the lifepod.

Loose titanium deposits scattered across the seafloor may be skeletal remnants. Larger nodes are present in cave systems.

Be alert for debris to scavenge and recycle into titanium at a fabricator (or processor).