The technology of Laputa in Castle in the Sky.
Besides being this trope it is also faster and stronger than anything made from quartz.
In Broken Blade, the hero Rygart's mecha or err Golem is not made of quartz like everyone else's, oh no, his is an unholy fusion of cheap metal, oil and he is apparently the only one who can use it - vice-versa goes for the quartz golems.For a more obvious example, Killy's weapon is revealed to be an ancient and legendary piece of technology that nobody has been able to replicate. The City in BLAME! is so immeasurably vast that "lost" technology is positively ubiquitous, which isn't surprising, considering that the mega structure was built over the span of thousands of years and encompasses most of the solar system.Due to citywide amnesia, the megadeuses from The Big O are Lost Technology despite being little more than 40-years-old.Frequently overlaps with Sufficiently Advanced Bamboo Technology. Also see Advanced Ancient Humans, Sufficiently Advanced and Pointless Doomsday Device. Often a consequence of No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup. May also show up in the guise of Lost Magic in fantasy settings. It may seem boring and redundant now, but it saves lots of time and money on reverse engineering the things your facility is supposed to know several years/decades later. In real life, this trope is a main reason to document your research and development work and leave clear schematics/source code/some descriptions somewhere your successors (or you) can retrieve them when need arises. It is similar to Imported Alien Phlebotinum, with the catch that the current population comprises the survivors or replacements of an age that fell due to its arrogance, war, or some other catastrophe. Still, they suffer from Low Culture, High Tech. They usually use it as best they can, despite Black Boxes. Occasionally the good guys need Lost Technology to combat ancient evils that have arisen again (or villains who have acquired Lost Technology of their own). Some, but not all, heroes are smart enough to try to keep people away from the stuff. Usually, said Lost Technology then tries to destroy the world again. But that doesn't stop the villains (or the heroes) from wanting to get some for themselves by pillaging an Advanced Ancient Acropolis. oh yeah, and this technology completely and utterly destroyed the Ancients and most of the world with it. Easy to use, little or no maintenance required, and after thousands of years of neglect often still in perfect working order! Robots, weapons, even the answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything. Beyond Schizo Tech, beyond Scavenger World, there's Lost Technology.
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