Minerals
From Elite Wiki
A commodity found on the F8 markets screen.
Unrefined mineral ores, with trace elements of useful metals.
Splitting asteroids into boulders, and then into splinters, will yield minerals when the splinters are scooped.
Traded in TCs & stored in the Cargo Hold for trade.
Cheap on agricultural worlds, dirt cheap at Rock Hermits and more expensive at industrial worlds.