The subject’s continued efforts to convince others of her authenticity as who she claims to be is vexing to DED command. It’s almost amusing to see the higher ups all but tear out their hair the first time she held a holographic lecture, but to find out she was “invited back” for an entire series of them is enough for the Commander to see red. If they had any jurisdiction up in Deklein, I think he’d be up there now dragging her cybernetic arse back to Yulai…
Conversation overheard – Unknown DED Junior Officer – YC119
Algonquin Secondary and Vocational School
Mirilene/Gallente Federation
February 4th, YC119
What is Bistot?
Like Arkonor, Bistot is another of the “rock ores” only found in nullsec, and then usually only in the roving anomalies I previously mentioned. While it can be found in asteroid belts, it’s not often it is. Unlike Arkonor or Mercoxit, Bistot in its raw form is thankfully not as toxic or radioactive. Given, that fact, as you can see, this is a chunk of Bistot.
As you can see, like Arkonor, it has a distinctly crystalline structure encased in the rock. This makes it a type of geode. Geodes are a hollow rock formed by chemical precipation and are formed in sediment rocks. Usually, they are hollow with the crystal within. In this case, it is the ore we call Bistot. I will cover geodes in another lecture but I have included links to the nature of geodes, if you are interested, for further reading.
Rarity
Unlike Arkonor, Bistot can be found in any area of nullsec space. However, it still can only be found in nullsec and not in high sec or low sec, which makes harvesting it dangerous from CONCORD’s standpoint. It shares the same characteristics as Arkonor, in that respect.
Risks Inherent in Harvesting Bistot
Exactly the same as Arkonor.
What is Bistot Used For?
Bistot yeilds Megacyte, Zydrine (mostly Zydrine), and Pyerite… all of which are used in building everything in our society. This makes Bistot extremely valuable as a raw ore. Zydrine itself is valuable and rare, and being used in ship building makes it absolutely necessary in order to maintain our current standard of life or to improve it.
Theories on the origin of Bistot
I think I will have to cover that in another lecture. I touched on it a few days ago when I talked about Arkonor.
References:
http://eve.wikia.com/wiki/Bistot
https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Asteroids_and_Ore
https://ore.cerlestes.de/ore
Staring at Asteroids 