Carbon
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- "Carbon is used to create duraplast, which we use for building."
- ―Qui-Gon Jinn[src]
Carbon (C)[1][2] was a nonmetallic element. It was the primary element in most of the sentient life of the galaxy, including Humans and most humanoid races. Carbon was used in the manufacture of such substances as duraplast and durasteel, carbonite, and carbon dioxide. It could be found in naturally occurring crystal form as diamonds. It was also found in wood and tibanna gas.
In order to manufacture building-grade duraplast, carbon had to be extracted, mostly from trees, such as oak trees or barren trees, and other local resources, including carbon rocks. This could be accomplished by logging and extracting carbon from timber, or by mining coal or carbon-heavy rocks.
Except trees, also most lifeforms in the galaxy were carbon-based, with a few notable exceptions, such as the crystalline Tsil of Nam Chorios and several silicon-based species. According to a droid, all sentient carbon-based lifeforms could drink water.[3]
Carbon residue or scoring was also left behind when an object was struck by a blaster bolt.
[edit] Appearances
- Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
Scientists: Demophon Supernova Imminent—HoloNet News Vol. 531 47
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- MedStar II: Jedi Healer
- Death Star (Mentioned only)
- Emissary of the Void (Mentioned only)
- Edge of Victory II: Rebirth (Mentioned only)
- Living Force Campaign Guide
- Millennium Falcon (Carbon scoring)
