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{{Update|Math must be redone. The Catalyst expansion reduced mining cycle duration and changed volatility. [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/catalyst-expansion-notes Expansion notes.]<br>Mining Crystal Information image has already been updated.}}

Frequency Crystals (used by [[Turrets#Energy_Turrets|laser turrets]]), and [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Mining_crystals|Mining Crystals]], used by modulated mining modules <ref group=Note name=modulated /> in EVE Online may receive "damage" and eventually be consumed (or in common terms, ''shatter''). These crystals have a hitpoint value much like any other destructible object, and shattering occurs when enough damage is taken by the crystal to lower its hitpoints to zero. The life expectancy of a given crystal, i.e. the average amount of time it may be used before it shatters, may be calculated from its attributes.

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			{{Update\|Math must be redone. The Catalyst expansion reduced mining cycle duration and changed volatility. [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/catalyst-expansion-notes Expansion notes.]<br>Mining Crystal Information image has already been updated.}}

	Frequency Crystals (used by [[Turrets#Energy_Turrets\|laser turrets]]), and [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Mining_crystals\|Mining Crystals]], used by modulated mining modules <ref group=Note name=modulated /> in EVE Online may receive "damage" and eventually be consumed (or in common terms, ''shatter''). These crystals have a hitpoint value much like any other destructible object, and shattering occurs when enough damage is taken by the crystal to lower its hitpoints to zero. The life expectancy of a given crystal, i.e. the average amount of time it may be used before it shatters, may be calculated from its attributes.		Frequency Crystals (used by [[Turrets#Energy_Turrets\|laser turrets]]), and [[ORE Basic Ship and Skill Overview#Mining_crystals\|Mining Crystals]], used by modulated mining modules <ref group=Note name=modulated /> in EVE Online may receive "damage" and eventually be consumed (or in common terms, ''shatter''). These crystals have a hitpoint value much like any other destructible object, and shattering occurs when enough damage is taken by the crystal to lower its hitpoints to zero. The life expectancy of a given crystal, i.e. the average amount of time it may be used before it shatters, may be calculated from its attributes.