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Heavy Metals
* Argos Rho cluster, Hydra system, planet Metgos (a long way south and a tiny bit west of debris site)
* Argos Rho cluster, Phoenix system, planet Tuntau (a bit north and a ways east of debris site)
* Armstrong Nebula cluster, Hong system, planet Casbin (a ways directly NW of geth outpost)
* Armstrong Nebula cluster, Tereshkova system, planet Antibaar (a ways SE of anomaly)
* Armstrong Nebula cluster, Tereshkova system, planet Patamalrus (orbital survey)
* Armstrong Nebula cluster, Tereshkova system, planet Thegeuse (orbital survey)
* Artemis Tau cluster, Knossos system, metallic asteroid on inner asteroid belt almost directly "west" of sun (orbital survey)
* Artemis Tau cluster, Sparta system, planet Edolus (a ways south of drop point)
* Attican Beta cluster, Hercules system, planet Eletania (a ways directly east of downed recon probe)
* Attican Beta cluster, Hercules system, planet Eletania (a ways SW of debris site)
* Attican Beta cluster, Hercules system, planet Zatorus (orbital survey)
* Gemini Sigma cluster, Han system, planet Mavigon (a ways NW of syndicate hideout)
* Hades Gamma cluster, Cacus system, planet Chohe (a bit west of science base)
* Hades Gamma cluster, Cacus system, planet Zayarter (orbital survey)
* Hades Gamma cluster, Dis system, planet Klensal (just east of syndicate hideout)
* Hawking Eta cluster, Century system, moon Presrop of planet Klendagon (a short ways SE of the biotic compound)
* Hawking Eta cluster, Century system, metallic asteroid a bit "NE" of planet Klendagon (orbital survey)
* Horse Head Nebula cluster, Fortuna system, planet Aramanthine (short way directly west of drop point)
* Horse Head Nebula cluster, Strenuus system, planet Xawin (a ways east and a bit north of privateer base)
* Horse Head Nebula cluster, Strenuus system, planet Xawin (next to southern-most anomaly)
* Kepler Verge cluster, Herschel system, rocky asteroid a bit "east" of Clobaka (orbital survey)
* Kepler Verge cluster, Newton system, planet Ontarom (a bit west and a tiny bit south of underground facility)
* Kepler Verge cluster, Newton system, planet Ontarom (long way directly west of underground facility)
* Maroon Sea cluster, Caspian system, planet Clotanca (orbital survey)
* Maroon Sea cluster, Caspian system, planet Farnuri (orbital survey)
* Maroon Sea cluster, Matano system, planet Chasca (long way directly north of the light metal deposit that's a short way NE of the southern civilian structure)
* Maroon Sea cluster, Matano system, metallic asteroid on inner asteroid belt almost directly "east" of sun (orbital survey)
* Maroon Sea cluster, Vostok system, metallic asteroid between Pataiton and Nodacrux (orbital survey)
* Maroon Sea cluster, Vostok system, planet Nodacrux (a ways SW of drop point)
* Styx Theta cluster, Acheron system, planet Altahe (a ways west and a bit north of listening post)
* Styx Theta cluster, Erebus system, planet Nepmos (a ways directly north of listening post)
* Styx Theta cluster, Erebus system, planet Quaji (orbital survey)
* Voyager cluster, Columbia system, planet Nepheron (a ways SE of drop point)
* Voyager cluster, Yangtze system, planet Binthu (a bit SE of northern-most research facility)