Finding and crafting new materials gets exponentially more complicated in Dune: Awakening as you take already rare resources and refine them in an ever-expanding array of machines. Silicone blocks are no exception and are needed in a variety of useful recipes.
Below, I'll go over all the steps involved in getting silicone blocks, so you can start creating better gear in your fabricators and refineries. If you're playing with an unlocked research menu and have found yourself requiring this material much earlier than the game would naturally introduce it to you, take note that you'll need to have unlocked the second region of Vermillius Gap before you can make silicone blocks.
