Yes, that is an undocumented feature. This mod is very incomplete, to be honest, and the current distinctions between planet sections are not well thought out. You can use the world generation menu, as well as Factoriopedia, to see which materials don't generate. I appreciate your interest in this mod. At the moment, I am focused on updating my fork of the Aircraft mod, so it might be a while before I'm able to dedicate time to this mod again.