Ark Genesis: Part 2 Oil, Silica and Black Pearl Locations

Oil, Silica, and Black Pearls are essential resources in Ark Genesis: Part 2. You can use Oil in the crafting of essential industrial items and explosives. Silica Pearls helps in the crafting of saddles, armor, and electronics.

Similarly, you can use Black Pearls to craft items such as Tek equipment drills, saddles, etc. The following guide highlights the locations of Oil, Silica, and Black Pearls in Ark Genesis Part 2 to make it easier for you to find and farm these resources.

Ark Genesis: Part 2 Oil Location

Shiny black oil rocks on a Pearl Asteroid in the Ark Genesis Part 2 space biome

In Genesis: Part 2, Oil deposits are only found in the Space biome between Rockwell’s Garden and the Corrupted Garden. There aren’t set locations, and you’ll need to hop from Pearl Asteroid to Pearl Asteroid and look for shiny black oil rocks or veins that contain this resource.

You can place down an Oil Extractor on the surface of a Pearl Asteroid to farm an endless amount of this resource.

Ark Genesis: Part 2 Silica Locations

Silica deposits are only found in and around water bodies. While all water bodies will contain some Silica, below we’ve highlighted the three best locations

Location #1

Silica pearl deposit in the S.U.M.P area at LAT 40, LON 70 in Ark Genesis Part 2

LAT: 40
LON: 70

If you head to the S.U.M.P area of the Genesis: Part 2 map, you can find a rich deposit of Silica pearls.

Location #2

Silica deposits in Bloodhorne Vale at LAT 43, LON 31 in Ark Genesis Part 2

LAT: 43
LON: 31

The Bloodhorne Vale area of the map is also a great place to look for Silica deposits.

Location #3

Silica pearls in the body of water at LAT 65, LON 75 in Ark Genesis Part 2

LAT: 65
LON: 75

Lastly, you can head to the body of water at 65 Latitude and 75 Longitude to find a rich deposit of Silica pearls.

Killing and harvesting dinos like Trilobite, Eurypterid, and Leech can also net you some Silica.

Ark Genesis: Part 2 Black Pearl Locations

Similar to Oil, Black Pearls are found in the Space biome. There aren’t any set locations, and you’ll need to hop from Asteroid to Asteroid to get them. However, they aren’t the easiest to find as their spawn rate is quite low. You can also harvest Carniflora plants in the Rockwell Gardens to acquire Black Pearls. Below, we’ve given the best locations to find these plants in Genesis 2

Location #1

Carniflora for Black Pearls on Bloodhorn Mountain at LAT 21, LON 38 in Ark Genesis Part 2

LAT: 21
LON: 38

In the northern part of Rockwell’s Garden, you can find a large amount of Carniflora in the area known as Bloodhorn Mountain.

Location #2

Carniflora for Black Pearls in Bloodhorn Vale at LAT 33, LON 36 in Ark Genesis Part 2

LAT: 33
LON: 36

If you head directly south from this location, you can find another area with a lot of Carniflora known as Bloodhorn Vale.

Location #3

Carniflora for Black Pearls in the Afflicted Clearing at LAT 57, LON 36 in Ark Genesis Part 2

LAT: 57
LON: 36

The Afflicted Clearing area found at Latitude 57 and Longitude 36 is also a great place to find Carniflora to acquire Black Pearls.

Spawn Commands for Oil, Silica, and Black Pearls in Ark: Survival Ascended

If you’re having trouble finding any of these materials in Ark: Survival Ascended, you can use spawn commands to have them spawn in your inventory. To do this, you must open the cheat console by pressing the TAB key on your keyboard.

If you’re playing on PlayStation, you’ll need to hold down L1, R1, Square, and Triangle at once, and similarly, on Xbox, hold down, LB, RB, X, and Y at once. Once the console opens, simply type in the following commands and hit enter.

Oil: cheat giveitemnum 159 1 0 0
Silica: cheat giveitemnum 160 1 0 0
Black Pearl: cheat gfi BlackPearl 1 0 0

If you encounter a situation where these commands do not work, try resetting your system or game.