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Gallicite is a naturally occuring, though rare, mineral deposit. It can produce strong electrical currents when metal objects are held nearby. There are gallicite deposits in Vulcan's Forge (ENT:"Kir'Shara").

Gallicite can be used to refit a ship's warp coils. About a kiloton of gallicite is enough to refit the coils of an Intrepid class ship. The USS Voyager found gallicite deposits on a seemingly uninhabited planet in 2373. However, the mineral was found be to used in conduits used by the native Sakari, living underground (VOY:"Blood Fever").

It's not entirely certain the two gallacites were supposed to be the same. In fact, the properties of the deposits in "Kir'Shara" seem to preclude it from being anything useful in a starship. Gallicite may or may not be the same as gallacite.
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