Which of the stones that I've struck so far are useful for crafting picks, weapons, and armor? (If it's not on this list, it's a stone). The others should show up in your stone stockpile, if you have enough room. Most of the "stones" you mention having mined are, in fact, raw gems.
![dwarf fortress charcoal stockpile dwarf fortress charcoal stockpile](http://gregshort.net/goondorfs/gemclod/Update%2016/10-15slate2.png)
Why don't I see more stones deposited in my stockpiles? What’s the easiest way to transport, store, and keep track of all my stones and metals?.What should I do with the other stones that I find?.Which stones should I prioritize finding to craft the aforementioned picks, weapons, and armor?.Which of the stones that I’ve struck so far are useful for crafting picks, weapons, and armor?.Why don’t I see more stones deposited in my stockpiles?.I’ve seen the wiki page that explains how the metal industry works, the lists of pure metals and alloys, and the ores and alloys flowchart, but I still have the following questions. Unfortunately, the only stones that I have ever seen deposited in my ore stockpiles are native gold and tetrahedrite. I dug quite a few exploratory tunnels and in the process struck the following new stones. As instructed, I successfully built a wood furnace, some smelters, and a metalsmith’s forge I also set up some stockpiles for coke and charcoal, metal bars, and ore.
![dwarf fortress charcoal stockpile dwarf fortress charcoal stockpile](http://gregshort.net/goondorfs/gemclod/Update%2016/9-15slate1.png)
I’ve been working my way through the Dwarf Fortress Quickstart Guide and didn’t really have any problems until I encountered the section on starting up a metal industry.