Gems - Revision history

Ruan Bastet at 14:43, 22 May 2010

2010-05-22T14:43:18Z

Wrongskian at 15:35, 28 March 2010

2010-03-28T15:35:51Z

Cegaiel: /* Diamond */

2010-03-11T02:59:58Z

Diamond

Cegaiel: /* Sapphire */

2010-03-11T02:59:43Z

Sapphire

Cegaiel: /* Emerald */

2010-03-11T02:59:24Z

Emerald

Cegaiel: /* Topaz */

2010-03-11T02:59:00Z

Topaz

Cegaiel: /* Ruby */

2010-03-11T02:58:36Z

Ruby

Cegaiel: /* Quartz */

2010-03-11T02:58:10Z

Quartz

Khaemwaset: /* Emerald */

2010-01-17T18:10:28Z

Emerald

Khaemwaset: /* Ruby */

2010-01-17T18:09:42Z

Ruby

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 ** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
 **7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|New Life Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 ** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at a School of Art & Music
 * Large

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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 seems to be randomly determined when the mine is built.
+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.
-If you tear down and rebuild a sand mine, it appears to randomly reset 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).
+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).
 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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 ** 40 used to build a [[Fleet Furnace]]
 * Medium
 **2 needed for the [[Test of Marriage]]
 **7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Night Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
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 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
 * Large
 ** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Worship
 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Second Degree) at a [[School of Art & Music]]

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 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the School of Worship
 * Medium
 **7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|New Life Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 ** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at a School of Art & Music
 * Large
 ** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Leadership
 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Second Degree) at a [[School of Art & Music]]

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 ** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Body]]
 * Medium
 **7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Living Land Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 ** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at a [[School of Art & Music]]
 * Large
 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Second Degree) at a [[School of Art & Music]]
 ** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Third Degree) at a [[School of Art & Music]]

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 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
 * Medium
 ** 7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Rich Soil Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 ** 12 used to construct a Pathmaker for [[Test of the Pathmaker]]
 * Large
 ** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Harmony
 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the University of Worship

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 ** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Leadership
 * Medium
 ** 7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Hand of Man Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the University of Worship
 ** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at the School of Art & Music
 * Large
 ** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Body
 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Second Degree) at a [[School of Art & Music]]

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 ** 1000 used to build a [[Barrel Grinder]]
 * Medium
 ** 7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Solid Land Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
 * Large
 ** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Art and Music]]
 ** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Ore Extraction]] 4 at [[School of Architecture]]

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 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
 ** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Thought]]
 * Huge
 ** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the [[School of Worship]]