Vendarite is a valuable mineral.

Ligos VII had rich vendarite sources. This prompted some Ferengi to attack the Federation science outpost on the planet and use its personnel as slave laborers to extract the vendarite. (TNG: "Rascals")

Minerals

Anorthosite • Antimonium • Bakrinium • Benamite • Beresium • Bernicium • Bilitrium • Boronite • Chrondite • Cormaline • Feldomite • Feldspar • Fortanium • Gallicite • Jakmanite • Jevonite • Kelbonite • Kemocite • Ladarium • Magnesite • Murinite • Neutronium • Nitrium • Noranium • Paralithium • Pergium • Regolith • Riddinite • Ryetalyn • Silithium • Styrolite • Talgonite • Topaline • Trellium • Tricyanate • Trimagnesite • Tritanium • Uridium • Vendarite • Zenite