A strange type of ore is seen in the Phazon Quarry on the Pirate Homeworld in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It is "a mix of between muscle and wood in it's shape, but actually composed of metal ore, with veins of hot blue glowing substance inside." A Mining drill can be operated to mine the substance, and it glows orange when cut, but this glow soon after fades. There are two deposits in the Phazon Quarry on either side of the room; one is cut into a half-pipe that Samus Aran uses to leave the room and the other becomes a staircase in the wall to a Missile Expansion.
Official data
Scan (Phazon Quarry)
"Numerous fractures detected within these rock sections indicate they are ready to be mined away."
Trivia
- Urthic ore comprises the crust of Zebes and Phazon ore and rocks comprise Thardus.
- A room exists in the Phazon Mines called Ore Processing.
- The Zoomer description on the Metroid.com website for Metroid: Zero Mission states that "Rock-crushing teeth suggests creature feeds on nutrients found in soil and ore."
Gallery
The ore after it has been cut.