Gems

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''This article is about the gems primarily 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. Every gem comes in one of four sizes: Small, Medium, Large, and Huge. An individual [[Mine]] will produce only one type of gem (determined by location), but the gems produced can be of any size. Naturally, the rarity increases with size.

Occasionally a [[Water Mine]] will cough up a gem, although they mainly generate [[Cuttable_Gems|cuttable gems]].

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==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.
{| width=100% border="1" class="wikitable sortable"
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! Gem !! Region !! Coordinates of Public Sand Mine
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| Quartz || Cat's Claw Ridge || -491, 6714
|-
| Quartz || Sinai || 3436, 4263
|-
| Ruby || Old Egypt || 991, 6885
|-
| Ruby || Desert of Shades (way NW of CS) || -1601, 2973
|-
| Ruby || Desert of Shades || -977, 2143
|-
| Topaz|| Cradle of the Sun || 4320, -771
|-
| Topaz || South Egypt || ?
|-
| Emerald || Valley of Kings || -2263, 7125
|-
| Emerald || Midland Valley || 938, 4871
|-
| Sapphire || Four Corners || 112, 4402
|-
| Sapphire || Desert of Nomads || ? (at CS)
|-
| Diamond || River Plains ||? (at CS)
|-
| Diamond || Hinterlands || ?
|-
| Diamond || Lake of Reeds || 4012, 7796
|-
| Opal || Seven Lakes || 821, -1515
|-
| Opal || Seven Lakes || 1385, -1159
|-
|-
|}

==Sizes==
* Small (common)
* Medium
* Large
* Huge (Rare)

==Uses==
===Quartz===
* Small
** ''Research'': 100 for [[Basic Chemistry]]
** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Thought]]
** 40 used to build a [[Fleet Furnace]]
** 400 used to build a [[Crematory]]
** 1000 used to build a [[Barrel Grinder]]
* Medium
** ''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 [[Shrine of Conflict]]
** 1 per person for a group of five people for the [[Test of Astrological Alignment]]
* Large
** ''Research'': 15 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Art and Music]]
** 1 used to build an [[incense burner]]
* Huge
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the [[School of Thought]]
** 1 used to build a Windproof [[Incense Burner]]

===Ruby===
* Small
** 2 used to build a [[Test_of_Khefre's_Children#Beetle Showing and Judging|beetle statue]]
** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Leadership
* Medium
** ''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]]
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the School of Worship
** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at the School of Art & Music
* Large
** ''Research'': 15 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Body
** ''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]]
** 1 used in construction of a [[Raeli Mosaic]]
* Huge
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the School of Worship
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Fourth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]

===Topaz===
* Small
** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Harmony
** 10 used to build a [[Reactory]]
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
* Medium
** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
** 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'': 15 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Harmony
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the University of Worship
* Huge
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Desiccation]] at the School of Art and Music
** ''Tuition'': 7 for Seventh Level [[Navigation]] (unlocked at level 40) at a [[School of Worship]]

===Emerald===
* Small
** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Body]]
* Medium
** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
**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
** ''Research'': 15 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
** ''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]]
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the [[University of Thought]]
** 1 used in construction of a [[Raeli Mosaic]]
* Huge
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the [[School of Worship]]
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Fourth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]

===Sapphire===
* Small
** Used to build a [[Cut Stone Obelisk]] for the [[Test of the Obelisk]]
** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Art and Music
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Structure Repair]] at the School of Worship
* Medium
** ''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]]
**1 used to build a toxin kitchen
** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at a School of Art & Music
* Large
** ''Research'': 15 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Leadership
** ''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]]
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Navigation]] (Sixth Degree) at a [[School of Harmony]]

* Huge
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Fourth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]

===Diamond===
* Small
** Research : 100 for [[Basic Chemistry]]
** ''Research'': 700 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Architecture
** 1 needed for the Ritual of Initiation in the [[Principles of Worship]]
** 40 used to build a [[Fleet Furnace]]
* Medium
** ''Research'': 2500 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
**2 needed for the [[Test of Marriage]]
**7 used to build a [[Test of Towers#Tower Types|Night Tower]] for the [[Test of Towers]]
** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Camp Decoration]] (First Degree) at a School of Art & Music
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Mechanics]] at a [[School of Worship]]
* Large
** ''Research'': 7 for [[Chemistry Recipe - Gem Glue]]
** ''Research'': 70 for [[Pyramid Construction]] at the University of Worship
** ''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]]
** 5 needed to build a [[Spirit Brasier]]
* Huge
** 2 used to construct a Pathmaker for [[Test of the Pathmaker]]
** ''Tuition'': 1 for [[Camp Decoration]] (Fourth Degree) at the [[School of Art & Music]]

===Opal===
* Small
* Medium
* Large
** ''Tuition'': 7 for [[Exploration Travel]] (Second Degree) at a [[School of Harmony]]
* Huge

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