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A creature with an inorganic body, specifically some kind of mineral.

Variants

• A body made entirely of inorganic matter.
• An organic creature with inorganic matter growing from and covering their body.

Observations

• The following materials are considered minerals:
• clay
• crystal
• dirt
• gravel
• ice
• lava
• metal
• mud
• rock
• sand
• snow
• Mineral fauna can be made from a mix of the listed materials.
• Generally what is considered as "mineral fauna" are those that have naturally came into existence as opposed to being created.
• Artificial constructs are generally excluded from being labelled as "mineral fauna".
• Some exceptions exists such as golems and living statues.
• Not all golems are considered mineral fauna as some are made from organic materials (such is the case for flesh golems and wood golems).
• The following are generally are excluded from being considered as mineral fauna:
• robots
• androids
• automatons
• animate inanimates
• living machines

Types of Mineral Fauna

• clay_creature
• crystal_creature
• crystal_humanoid
• dirt_creature
• gem_creature
• gem_humanoid
• ice_creature
• ice_humanoid
• lava_creature
• lava_humanoid
• metal_creature
• mud_creature
• mud_humanoid
• rock_creature
• rock_humanoid
• sand_creature
• sand_humanoid
• snow_creature
• snow_humanoid
• snowman_(species)

Not to be confused with

• earth_manipulation

Related

• mythological_golem
• metallic_body
• stone_body

See also

• flora_fauna
• fungi_fauna
• food_creature