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''This article is about the gems produced from ore and sand mines. See also [[Cuttable Gems]].''
  
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*''This article is about the gems produced from ore and sand mines. See also [[Cuttable Gems]].''
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Gems are a product (or by-product) of [[Mining]]. There are seven known types -- diamond, emerald, quartz, ruby, sapphire, opal, and topaz. An individual [[Mine]] produces one type of gem, but the gems can be of any size.
  
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Gems are a product (or by-product) of [[Mining]]. There are seven known types -- diamond, emerald, quartz, ruby, sapphire, opal, and topaz -- with quartz being by far the most common. An individual [[Mine]] produces one type of gem, but the gems can be of any size.  The gem rate (how often a mine produces a gem) is specific to a mine, and is randomly determined when the mine is built. The best gem rate possible seems to be a 1 in 6 chance of a gem each time the mine is worked.
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==Obtaining==
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Gems (and coal) are acquired when ore nodes in a mine are broken (by being used in 7 workloads). The size of the gem is random. There is some evidence to suggest that when more nodes are broken in the same workload, the gem sizes on average tend to be larger; however, it's still perfectly possible to pull a Huge gem without exploiting this. Sand mines are thus valuable for gem mining, as it's easy to plan in such a way as to break 5+ nodes at once (assuming there are 5 different colors present in the field).
  
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If you tear down and rebuild a sand mine, it randomly resets the gem rate. Note that this will require additional materials to rebuild the mine, depending on your [[Salvage Techniques]] skill. Tearing down and rebuilding an ore (non-sand) mine does not affect the gem rate, as tearing down an ore mine does not completely destroy it (see the [[Mine]] page for more details).
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==Locations==
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Gems geographic distributions have changed since previous tellings. Though the boundaries have not yet been extensively explored, gems appear to correspond to regions.
  
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Gems are distributed in 40x40 coordinate "blobs", with blob boundaries being divisible by 40.  So the square formed by (0,0) and (40, 40) forms one blob.  (39, 39) would be in this blob, but (41, 39) would be in another.  All mines dropped within a blob will yield the same gem type, with quantity varying by mine as explained above.  All blobs will yield at least quartz.  It is theorized that rarer gem types tend to cluster, so if one blob is producing ruby, check the neighboring blobs to look for topaz or emerald, for instance.  The exact pattern of gem types isn't known, but it is theorized that some travel in "veins" like iron and copper, while others cluster in "mega blobs".
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* Quartz - [[Sterope]] (public sand mine)
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* Ruby - [[Maia]] (public sand mine)
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* Topaz - [[Alcyone]] (public sand mine)
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* Emerald - [[Celaeno]] (public sand mine)
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* Sapphire - [[Merope]] (public sand mine)
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* Diamond - [[Sinai]] (public sand mine)
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* Opal - [[Taygete]] (public sand mine)
  
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The quantity of the different sizes of gems you get seems to follow a 7 base, just like many other activities in the game.  So after mining 100 huge quartz, you would expect to have 700 large quartz, 4900 medium quartz, and 34300 small quartz.
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==Sizes==
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===Sizes===
 
 
* Small (common)
 
* Small (common)
 
* Medium
 
* Medium
 
* Large
 
* Large
 
* Huge (Rare)
 
* Huge (Rare)
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===Types===
 
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* Quartz (common)
 
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* Ruby
 
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* Topaz
 
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* Emerald
 
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* Sapphire(rare)
 
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* Diamond (rare)
 
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* Opal
 
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
 
** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
 
** 7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Solid Land Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 
** 7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Solid Land Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
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** 7 used to build a [[Shrine of Conflict]]
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** 1 per person for a group of five people for the [[Test of Astrological Alignment]]
 
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** ''Research'': 15 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
 
** ''Research'': 15 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
 
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Art and Music]]
 
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Art and Music]]
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** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Ore Extraction]] 4 at [[School of Architecture]]
 
 
** 1 used to build an [[incense burner]]
 
** 1 used to build an [[incense burner]]
 
* Huge
 
* Huge
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the [[School of Thought]]
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the [[School of Thought]]
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** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Ore Extraction]] 5 at [[School of Architecture]]
 
 
** 1 used to build a [[windproof incense burner]]
 
** 1 used to build a [[windproof incense burner]]
  
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** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
 
** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
 
** 7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Hand of Man Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 
** 7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Hand of Man Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
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** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the University of Worship
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** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the School of Worship
 
** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at the School of Art & Music
 
** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at the School of Art & Music
 
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* Large
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* Huge
 
* Huge
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the School of Worship
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the School of Worship
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** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Forth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]
  
 
===Topaz===
 
===Topaz===
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* Huge
 
* Huge
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the School of Art and Music
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the School of Art and Music
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** ''Tuition'': 7 for Seventh Level [[Navigation]] (unlocked at level 40) at a [[School of Worship]]
  
 
===Emerald===
 
===Emerald===
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* Huge
 
* Huge
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the [[School of Worship]]
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the [[School of Worship]]
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** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Forth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]
  
 
===Sapphire===
 
===Sapphire===
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* Huge
 
* Huge
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
 
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
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** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Forth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]
  
 
===Diamond===
 
===Diamond===
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* Huge
 
* Huge
 
** 2 used to construct a Pathmaker for [[Test of the Pathmaker]]
 
** 2 used to construct a Pathmaker for [[Test of the Pathmaker]]
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** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Forth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]
  
 
===Opal===
 
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* Medium
 
* Large
 
* Large
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** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Exploration Travel]] (Second Degree) at a [[School of Harmony]]
 
* Huge
 
* Huge
  

Latest revision as of 04:51, 15 July 2011

This article is about the gems produced from ore and sand mines. See also Cuttable Gems.

Gems are a product (or by-product) of Mining. There are seven known types -- diamond, emerald, quartz, ruby, sapphire, opal, and topaz. An individual Mine produces one type of gem, but the gems can be of any size.

Obtaining

Gems (and coal) are acquired when ore nodes in a mine are broken (by being used in 7 workloads). The size of the gem is random. There is some evidence to suggest that when more nodes are broken in the same workload, the gem sizes on average tend to be larger; however, it's still perfectly possible to pull a Huge gem without exploiting this. Sand mines are thus valuable for gem mining, as it's easy to plan in such a way as to break 5+ nodes at once (assuming there are 5 different colors present in the field).

Locations

Gems geographic distributions have changed since previous tellings. Though the boundaries have not yet been extensively explored, gems appear to correspond to regions.

  • Quartz - Sterope (public sand mine)
  • Ruby - Maia (public sand mine)
  • Topaz - Alcyone (public sand mine)
  • Emerald - Celaeno (public sand mine)
  • Sapphire - Merope (public sand mine)
  • Diamond - Sinai (public sand mine)
  • Opal - Taygete (public sand mine)

Sizes

  • Small (common)
  • Medium
  • Large
  • Huge (Rare)

Uses

Quartz

Ruby

Topaz

Emerald

Sapphire

Diamond

Opal

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